Paul Samuelson Quotes

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

If any man err from the right way, it is his own misfortune, no injury to thee; nor therefore art thou to punish him in the things of this life because thou supposest he will be miserable in that which is to come.

Men are free to decide their own moral choices, but they are also under the necessity to account to God for those choices.

Each person is responsible only for his or her own sins. Even the Christian doctrine of 'original sin' does not mean that humans are punished for the sin of the first human pair but, rather, that humans seem inevitably to copy the sin of the first human pair.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.

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

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

As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.

If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything.

Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and that good Lord will forgive me, that's his.

I'm accountable to my God, and I haven't done anything I'm embarrassed of.

Everyone will be judged one day, but it's not up to me to judge somebody.

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong

The heaviest burden that one has to bear in this life is the burden of sin.

To be absolved, especially if you commit a crime, there is no absolution, you must pay. But for forgiveness, with God or nature, you have to accept what you've done.

God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.

O ye powers that search The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts, If I have done amiss, impute it not! The best may err, but you are good.

I think she by this point has learned that Stark's not specifically responsible for her parents' death - that it's more something that has to do with him stopping... I think there's even a reference to him stopping his selling of weapons because they cause damage.

It is a severe rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many allowances, and we make so few to our neighbour.

Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.

There are some things we should feel guilty about, but the guilt feelings should attach to the deed, not to the doer.

I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord help my unbelief."

The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.