Sin and Repentance Archives - Page 21 of 24

"God only created the evil urge to tempt men." ~~ Zohar

"The wicked are easy to provoke and hard to calm." ~~ (based on) Sayings of the Fathers 5:17

"One would not be jealous of one’s friend if one could be like him. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"You may regret your silence once, but you will regret your talk twice." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"The gates of repentance are always open." ~~ Lamentations R.

"Water will quench a flame and almsgiving atones for sins. " ~~ Ben Sira 3:30

"The senseless man pours contempt on his neighbor; but the intelligent man keeps silent." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:12

"A man without a wife has no defense against temptation." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Yebamot 63a

"Jealousy is the worst of evils, because it hurts first one’s friend. " ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"When sinning, the fool blames others, the moralist himself and the wise and righteous neither himself nor others." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Never put yourself in temptation’s path; for even King David could not resist it." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 107a

"If the evil inclination tells you: Sin and God will pardon!- – -believe it not!" ~~ Talmud, Chagigah