The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin. Paisios of Mount Athos
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. Aristotle
I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. Charlotte Brontë
To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway. Bengali Proverb
The way to avoid great faults is to b aware of little ones. American Proverb
It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind. Chinese Proverb