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During Lent, we fast so that we can be led to repentance. – Pastor Packiam	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Do good unto others..Cherish your loved ones while they are still there.. Guilt and repentance are the worst forms of penance .. – Rooma Mehra	added by RumStein 2 years ago
There was a political imperative on the government to get an agreement and then to go to the electorate with the claim that they had, to coin a phrase, got Brexit done, i think it possibly was the case in some senses that it was `make the agreement in haste and then repent at leisure. And what were seeing now is the repentance. – Tim Bale	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
These responses are intended as acts of repentance that will lead to lasting impact within our community, this is the beginning of the process of repair that will be ongoing. – John White	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We shouldnt live in fear of messing up, that doesnt align with the teachings of the church. One of the biggest tenets is that we are capable of repentance and forgiveness. – Riley Mabry	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Repentance is the grace that Yahweh has granted first to His people otherwise punishment will follow. – Dean Keak Tegn	added by anonymous 7 years ago
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people. – George Whitefield	added by meteorstorm 7 years ago
Repentance is a change of the mind, and regeneration is a change of the man. – Thomas Adams	added by anonymous 7 years ago
The aforementioned criminal has recently certainly shown repentance. – The Beijing High Court	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Let your life be such that death cannot take away anything from you , instead; your passing away with a smile should be as fulfilling as living itself. Leave no room for regret, no scope for repentance. Live life super-sized, get MickeyMized. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
With deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time. – Shinzo Abe	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
History is harsh. What is done cannot be undone, with deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time. – Shinzo Abe	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us. – Joseph Smith, Jr.	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Repentance is accepted remorse. – Sophie Swetchine	added by anonymous 10 years ago
When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. – Horace Mann	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance. – Anatole France	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The path of repentance, though hard at times, lifts one ever upwards and leads to a perfect forgiveness. – Howard W. Hunter, Speech given in October 1994	added by anonymous 13 years ago
He who carries out one good deed acquires one advocate in his own behalf, and he who commits one transgression acquires one accuser against himself. Repentance and good works are like a shield against calamity. – The Talmud	added by anonymous 13 years ago
If thou desire to purchase honor with thy wealth, consider first how that wealth became thine; if thy labor got it, let thy wisdom keep it; if oppression found it, let repentance restore it; if thy parent left it, let thy virtues deserve it; so shall thy honor be safer, better and cheaper. – Francis Quarles	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Mere sorrow, which weeps and sits still, is not repentance. Repentance is sorrow converted into action; into a movement toward a new and better life. – M. R. Vincent	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The sinning is the best part of repentance. – Arabic Proverb	added by anonymous 14 years ago
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible. – Lawana Blackwell	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld	added by anonymous 14 years ago
There is no observation more frequently made by such as employ themselves in surveying the conduct of mankind, than that marriage, though the dictate of nature, and the institution of Providence, is yet very often the cause of misery, and that those who enter into that state can seldom forbear to express their repentance, and their envy of those whom either chance or caution hath withheld from it. – Samuel Johnson	added by anonymous 14 years ago

During Lent, we fast so that we can be led to repentance.

– Pastor Packiam

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Do good unto others..Cherish your loved ones while they are still there.. Guilt and repentance are the worst forms of penance ..

– Rooma Mehra

added by RumStein
2 years ago

There was a political imperative on the government to get an agreement and then to go to the electorate with the claim that they had, to coin a phrase, got Brexit done, i think it possibly was the case in some senses that it was `make the agreement in haste and then repent at leisure. And what were seeing now is the repentance.

– Tim Bale

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

These responses are intended as acts of repentance that will lead to lasting impact within our community, this is the beginning of the process of repair that will be ongoing.

– John White

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We shouldnt live in fear of messing up, that doesnt align with the teachings of the church. One of the biggest tenets is that we are capable of repentance and forgiveness.

– Riley Mabry

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Repentance is the grace that Yahweh has granted first to His people otherwise punishment will follow.

– Dean Keak Tegn

added by anonymous
7 years ago

True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.

– George Whitefield

added by meteorstorm
7 years ago

Repentance is a change of the mind, and regeneration is a change of the man.

– Thomas Adams

added by anonymous
7 years ago

The aforementioned criminal has recently certainly shown repentance.

– The Beijing High Court

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Let your life be such that death cannot take away anything from you , instead; your passing away with a smile should be as fulfilling as living itself. Leave no room for regret, no scope for repentance. Live life super-sized, get MickeyMized.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

With deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time.

– Shinzo Abe

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

History is harsh. What is done cannot be undone, with deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time.

– Shinzo Abe

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us.

– Joseph Smith, Jr.

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Repentance is accepted remorse.

– Sophie Swetchine

added by anonymous
10 years ago

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.

– Horace Mann

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

– Anatole France