Word: sinful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Brooke Herford of Boston spoke on procrastination. He said that some one had named it the "Lust of finishing," and he thought the term applied remarkably well. He could not emphasize too strongly the necessity of resisting the sin of procrastination. It would be better if necessary to go to the other extreme. Jump out with both feet at once. Don't always be too cautious and look before you leap, but sometimes leap before you look. If you have got a thing to do, do it, and have it over with. Few realize how much time will be saved...
...reflectively to be. All consciousness is merely an appeal to other consciousness, to a past self. The more we commune with others, the richer this past consciousness becomes. An attempt to attain holiness through separation from the world is therefore useless. True, spiritual life lies rather in struggling with sin and overcoming...
...sin, if not the criminality, of any deed really depends on the malignity or ill-will that marked the doing...
...that we must be careful to separate Christ's struggle from ours, for with him duty and inclination were alike, while with us it is to be found that there is little inclination but a stern sense of duty which prompts us to struggle against wrong. A confession of sin is necessary for our character and a confession of ignorance necessary for the development of our morals...
...English language that is at the same time comprehensive and reliable. This is probably because of the lack of agreement among writers on the subject. Knowledge of economic literature is, however, necessary to a full comprehension of most of the insurrections and revolutions of history; and since sin came into the world there has been no more prolific source of popular discontent than abusive taxation, The systems of taxation in China are extremely lenient and simple and this state of things is probably the foundation of the internal peace and content that has so long reigned in that country...