Quotes about Repentance

Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it, be his life ever so wicked; for prayer is the way to amend it, and without prayer such amendment will be much more difficult.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

Death: To stop sinning suddenly.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

Bad men are full of repentance.

I am no minister of malice. I would not strike the fallen. I would not repel the repentant, but may my "right hand forget her cunning, and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth," if I forget the difference between the parties to that terrible, protracted, and bloody conflict.

Repentance is not concerned with consequences. This is what distinguishes it from remorse, which is inspired principally by fear of unpleasant consequences

Why repentance? Because it is the first act of a soul which turns back to God, the first stroke that severs sin from the heart.

One reason for a long life is penance. Time is given us not just to accumulate that which we cannot take with us, but to make reparation for our sins.

The priest must not postpone this union with the Holy Spirit to a more convenient season (Acts 24:25). If he neglects growth, decay sets in. There comes a time when it is too late to repent, even to ask for a drop of water to 'cool my tongue' (Lk 16:24).