Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
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Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition.
I'm always suspicious of people who repent of other people's sins.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.
I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
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