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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.]
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of read more
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.
When the scourge
Inexorable, and the torturing hour
Calls us to penance.
When the scourge
Inexorable, and the torturing hour
Calls us to penance.
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
Bad men are full of repentance.
Bad men are full of repentance.
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
When iron scourge, and tort'ring hour
The bad affright, afflict the best.
When iron scourge, and tort'ring hour
The bad affright, afflict the best.
But with the morning cool repentance came.
But with the morning cool repentance came.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
