Sins Of The Father Quotes:

The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

- Euripides

source: "Phrixus". Play by Euripides, estimated between 455 and 416 BCE.

topic: Children, Father, Sin, Sins Of The Father

It is unfortunate that in most cases when the sins of the father fall on the son it is because unlike God, people refuse to forgive and forget and heap past wrongs upon innocent generations.

- E. A. Bucchianeri

topic: Father, Fall, Son, Past Wrongs, Sins Of The Father

Men who as boys felt neglected by their dads often remain distant from their children. The sins of fathers are passed on to children, often through the dynamic of self-protection. It hurts to be neglected, and it creates questions about our value to others. So to avoid feeling the sting of further rejection, we refuse to give that part of ourselves we fear might once again be received with indifference.

- Larry Crabb

source: Larry Crabb, Lawrence James Crabb (1991). “Inside Out”, NavPress Publishing Group

topic: Self Protection, Sins Of The Father

It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he takes the side of Spiritualism; he preaches the efficacy of repentance toward forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it.

- Thomas Jefferson

source: Thomas Jefferson (2002). “Democracy”

topic: Jesus, Sides, Doctrine, Efficacy, Christian Father

Psychoanalysts are father confessors who like to listen to the sins of the father as well.

- Karl Kraus

topic: Father, Dignity, Sin, Sins Of The Father

Children of those who have been incarcerated are five times more likely to go to prison than children of parents who have never been incarcerated. The sins of the father visiting the child.

- Sam Brownback

topic: Children, Father, Parent, Sins Of The Father

I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.

- Bernard Goldberg

source: "Bernie Goldberg Explains Why We Should Be Thanking Rich Americans". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. December 13, 2010.

topic: Children, Father, Blame, Kennedy Family, Sins Of The Father

In my real life I had to confront the sins of the father, but it's also a symbolic journey - a social, psychological, sexual journey for women and minorities who must pass through patriarchy and the symbolic order in order to claim a self.

- Lidia Yuknavitch

source: Source: therumpus.net

topic: Father, Real, Journey, Sins Of The Father