Abu Bakr Quotes

There is no sin but ignorance.

Nations cannot endure in sin.

Really to sin you have to be serious about it.

One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.

The different religions have never overlooked the part played by the sense of guilt in civilization

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.

If you think that you can sin, and then by cries avert the consequences of sin, you insult God's character.

You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.

Every sin is the result of a collaboration.

Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.

Bad company corrupts good character.

Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden.

I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.

You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.

In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.

Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.

Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do.