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Bad men are full of repentance.
Bad men are full of repentance.
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes
the virtuous from the wicked.
[It., D'uomo read more
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes
the virtuous from the wicked.
[It., D'uomo e il fallir, ma dal malvagio il buono
Scerne il dolor del fallo.]
The dream is short, repentance long.
[Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]
The dream is short, repentance long.
[Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]
Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path, who frequently starts and stops, read more
Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path, who frequently starts and stops, but never turns back
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.
Restore to God His due in tithe and time;
A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate.
Restore to God His due in tithe and time;
A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate.
When prodigals return great things are done.
When prodigals return great things are done.
To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent!
To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent!
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
