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    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.

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Forethought is easy, repentance hard.

Forethought is easy, repentance hard.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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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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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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Bad men are full of repentance.

Bad men are full of repentance.

by Aristotle Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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True repentance is to cease from sinning.

True repentance is to cease from sinning.

by Ambrose Of Milan Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent!

To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent!

by George Crabbe Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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God dropped a spark down into everyone,
And if we find and fan it to a blaze,
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God dropped a spark down into everyone,
And if we find and fan it to a blaze,
It'll spring up and glow, like--like the sun,
And light the wandering out of stony ways.

by John Masefield Found in: Repentance Quotes,
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