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    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.]

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Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.

Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.

Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.

by Henry Miller Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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O ye powers that search
The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
If I have read more

O ye powers that search
The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
If I have done amiss, impute it not!
The best may err, but you are good.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.

It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes read more

If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes the heart yet harder and harder

by John Bunyan Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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It is never too late to turn from the errors of our ways:
He who repents of his sins read more

It is never too late to turn from the errors of our ways:
He who repents of his sins is almost innocent.
[Lat., Nam sera nunquam est ad bonos mores via.
Quem peonitet peccasse, paene est innocens.]

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What then? What rests?
Try what repentance can. What can it not?
Yet what can it when read more

What then? What rests?
Try what repentance can. What can it not?
Yet what can it when one cannot repent?
O wretched state? O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that struggling to be free
Art more engaged!

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REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is read more

REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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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.

by George Herbert Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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