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Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent.
[Lat., Cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post poeniteat.]
Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent.
[Lat., Cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post poeniteat.]
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
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.
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.
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
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.
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)
Woman, amends may never come to late.
Woman, amends may never come to late.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.