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Pain and evil confront us as a surd. Suffering, our own and that of others, is an experience through... 
We've heard them all talk about Dust, and they're so afraid of it, and you know what? We believed th... 
Suffering is the substance of life and the root of personality, for it is only suffering that makes ... 
The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well w... 
For God is not against us because of our sin. He is with us; against our sin. 
The first evil choice or act is linked to the second; and each one to the one that follows, both by ... 
Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good ar... 
It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake. 
We may all be inclined to think of man's countless foolish and selfish intentions, his twisted and m... 
It is a sin to believe evil of others but it is seldom a mistake. 
If Christ is God, He cannot sin, and if suffering was a sin in and by itself, He could not have suff... 
It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake. 
I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is... 
It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake. 
We, Equality 7-2521, were not happy in those year in the Home of the Students. It was not that the l... 
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our b... 
There is a paradox about tribulation in Christianity. Blessed are the poor, but by judgement (i.e., ... 
When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be... 
The body must endure suffering to die to sin. 
Power is neither good nor evil, but its user makes it so. 
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender ... 
Our hearts deceive us, because we leave them to themselves, are absent from them, taken up in outwar... 
It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tel... 
If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and b... 
Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means. 
Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from G... 
The gods can either take away evil from the world and will not,or, being willing to do so, cannot;or... 
A poet warrior realizes both the brutality and the beauty in life, and apprehends that the suffering... 
Suffering and taking sin upon himself might have been right for that preacher of small people. But I... 
Boys do not fully know what is good and what is evil; they do wrong things at first almost innocentl... 
Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not ... 
This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. ... 
This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us... 
Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. ... 
This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. ... 
The cross is the suffering love of God bearing the guilt of man’s sin, which alone is able to melt... 
What is sin?
Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil wor... 
The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it ... 
I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to m... 
What is truth" I was asked. "Truth is neither good nor bad. Neither evil nor pure. It just is." That... 
Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to... 
When we direct our attention toward our suffering, we see our potential for happiness. We see the na... 
Justice is not Healing. Healing cometh only by suffering and patience, and maketh no demand, not eve... 
To me, the horror genre is the genre of non-denial. It's about admitting that there is evil in t... 
Really it is one truth, sometimes seen as happiness and other times as suffering. In reality, pleasu... 
When one acts on pity against justice, it is the good whom one punishes for the sake of the evil; wh... 
But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder... 
Oh, it's nothing to do with Iraq. It is evil ideology. They are against our society. They are agains... 
No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ult... 
Moral evil is the immorality and pain and suffering and tragedy that come because we choose to be se... 
There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive 
Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell 
The worst evil is that most subtle evil. It is the evil that is merely 'base' which is more evil tha... 
Is it sin, which makes the worm a chrysalis, and the chrysalis a butterfly, and the butterfly dust? 
Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend. 
Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and... 
To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defense against that hardship. This is what is meant ... 
It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading... 
These words [of Romans 12:1-2] are overflowingly rich in consolation; for just then when afflictions... 
What if evil doesn't really exist? What if evil is something dreamed up by man, and there is nothing... 
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil: env... 
I found them both to be courageous, deeply wounded people. They're both still suffering from the inj... 
At some point, we have each said through our tears, “I’m suffering for a love that’s not worth... 
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least t... 
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to kno... 
The needs of a human being are sacred. Their satisfaction cannot be subordinated either to reasons o... 
Fitting a walk into a busy life can be challenging, so I suggest walking rather driving to work or t... 
Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life... 
A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have re... 
It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to produce fast. You had... 
My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of myself. 
I was never conscious of any distractions other than hearing an incredible Goffin and King lyric and... 
When I act, I act on behalf of who or what I love. Even when I have to fight against something, it i... 
The nature of Nature is change. 