(113 quotes found)
“And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; / As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Bible
“Repentance won't cure mischief.”
Gaelic Proverb
“He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.”
Seneca
“Anger and Folly walk cheek-by-jole; Repentance treads on both their Heels.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Richer is one hour of repentance and good works in this world than all of life of the world to come; and richer is one hour's calm of spirit in the world to come than all of life of this world”
The Talmud
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
“If a man should feel before, as he feels after, repentance -- then who would not attain perfection?”
Chanakya
“From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance.”
Proverb
“You'll repent if you marry, and repent if you don't.”
Publilius Syrus
“Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.”
Henry Miller
