True penitence condemns to silence.
What a man is ready to recall
he would be willing to repeat.
?Francis H. Bradley
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
?Chinese Proverb
The wolf was sick, he
vowed a monk to be:
But when he got well, a
wolf once more was he.
?Walter Brower
From listening comes wisdom,
and from speaking repentance.
?Italian Proverb
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it
is not outdated so long as there is sin.
?J. C. Macaulay
Repentance for silence is better
than repentance for speaking.
?Moorish Proverb
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.
?Ambrose Bierce
Remorse is impotence, it will sin again.
Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.
?Henry Miller
