Indifference is one of the seven deadly sins, actually the greatestof them all, because it is the only one that sins against life.
– Karl Ove Knausgrd
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- But the world doesn’t run on logic, it runs on the seven deadly sins and the weather. – Alan Furst; Red Gold – Alan Furst
- Pride has traditionally been regarded as the foremost of the Seven Deadly Sins, but it has rather obviously been overtaken by Greed. – James Carlos Blake
- But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest – next only to lust. – Edward Abbey
- In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly. – Hippocrates
- He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret. – Charles Frazier
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- There are not seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. – Walt Streightiff
- Beckon The Sea,I’ll Come To The….Shed Seven Tears, Perchance Seven Years…. – Terri Farley
- Seven, Richie thought. That’s the magic number. There has to be seven of us. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. – Stephen King
- I may die young, but at least I’ll die smart…. If you can’t be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart…Best advice I can ever give you. – Ziad K Abdelnour
- The sins of the Fathers that are visited upon the Sons is not ignorance, but indifference to the truth. – Tonny K Brown
- This is the worst thing about poisons and deadly sins – that we enjoy them. – RW Schmidt
- Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge. – Karl Lagerfeld
- Let go of the mistakes and the sins of others. You’ll have plenty of time to make your own mistakes, the rest of your life to commit your own sins. – C JoyBell C
- Regular people wait for someone to take their sins, while deliverers take the sins of the people upon themselves – Sunday Adelaja
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- A man is called a sinner not because he sins more than others but because he defends he sins and glories in them and is unwilling to seek forgiveness – Bangambiki Habyarimana
- A man is called a sinner not because he sins more than others but because he defends he sins and glories in them and is unwilling to seek forgiveness – Bangambiki Habyarimana
- We should never argue with the devil about our sins, but we should speak about our sins only with Jesus. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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- I know who I am. Bloody hell, I’m getting enough bills for Karl Pilkington so I hope I am him, ‘cos if I’m not, I have no idea who I’m paying for. – Karl Pilkington
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- Courtiers don’t take wagers against the king’s skill. There is a deadly danger of winning – Isaac Asimov
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- Further to this, Ove has the cat’s resentful stares to contend with. Something in its eyes reminds him of the way Sonja used to look at him. – Fredrik Backman
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- One only knows the sins of democracy against virtue when one is worthy enough to suffer from them. – Raheel Farooq
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- If you want to win a game of life, there is only one way -” you must be unpredictable. Otherwise life will never forgive such a deadly sin. – Elmar Hussein
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- The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead. – Douglas Adams