Ogden Nash Quotes

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin.

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: life's business being just the terrible choice.

Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all! Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none: And some condemned for a fault alone.

I know what sin is.

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

For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.

Every sin is the result of a collaboration.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

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

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

Mistakes you can learn from; sins stay with you forever.

Sin carries in it its own misery.

Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

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

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

I don't know if there is redemption for people like Charlie Rose or Garrison Keillor. An apology helps, but what really matter are deeds.

I never challenged the ICC verdict. This means I accepted my punishment. It is mentioned in Islamic law that you have got to be punished if you commit a mistake. What is important is that I have learnt my lesson.

I am a big sinner.

If you never condemned you would never need to forgive.

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

We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a 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.