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.

But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We read more

But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We make the communications clear for a people who know. (The Immunity 9.11)

He [Cato] used to say that in all his life he never repented but
of three things. The first read more

He [Cato] used to say that in all his life he never repented but
of three things. The first was that he had trusted a woman with
a secret; the second that he had gone by sea when he might have
gone by land; and the third, that had passed one day without
having a will by him.

Whoever . . . prefers the service of princes before his duty to
his Creator, will be sure, early read more

Whoever . . . prefers the service of princes before his duty to
his Creator, will be sure, early or late, to repent in vain.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

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

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.

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.]

I do not buy repentance at so heavy a cost as a thousand
drachmae.

I do not buy repentance at so heavy a cost as a thousand
drachmae.