Quotes About Remorse

Where there is no repentance, forgiveness is only permission by another name. I

Quien decide con prontitud, pronto se arrepiente»

Opta por el no antes que por el sí cuando puedas hacer algo de lo que luego te arrepentirás.

And, in his noble heart, he pondered a moment and then soft unto himself he said, "Fie upon a Lord that will show no mercy, but will be as a lion, in word and in deed, both to those who are remorseful and afeared, as well as to the haughty unrepentant man, and who will judge the guilty and the innocent alike. That Lord has little of discernment, who, in such a case, knows of no distinction, but weighs arrogance and humility upon an equal scale.

But he had something else to curse--his own viscious folly, which now seemed as mad and unaccountable to him as almost all our follies and vices do when their promptings have long passed away.

Love is natural; but surely pity and faithfulness and memory are natural too. And they would live in me still, and punish me if I did not obey them. I should be haunted by the suffering I had caused. Our love would be poisoned.

He was doctrinally convinced that there was a total absence of merit in himself; but that doctrinal conviction may be held without pain when the sense of demerit does not take a distinct shape in memory and revive the tingling of shame or the pang of remorse. Nay, it may be held with intense satisfaction when the depth of our sinning is but a measure for the depth of forgiveness, and a clenching proof that we are peculiar instruments of the divine intention.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

There are natures in which, if they love us, we are conscious of having a sort of baptism and consecration: they bind us over to rectitude and purity by their pure belief about us; and our sins become that worst kind of sacrilege which tears down the invisible altar of trust. 'If you are not good, non is good'--those little words may give a terrific meaning to responsibility, may hold a vitriolic intensity for remorse.

The half-indignant remonstrance that vibrated in Deronda's voice came, as often happens, from the habit of inward argument with himself rather than from severity toward Gwendolen: but it had a more beneficial effect on her than any soothings. Nothing is feebler than the indolent rebellion of complaint; and to be roused into self-judgment is comparative activity. For the moment she felt like a shaken child—shaken out of its wailing into awe.

There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.

Sometimes when you remember yourself in a big, big fight, and you remember being very emotional, you use words, and you react in a way that you take back some hours later.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

On Bergessio, in 2013, I made a reckless tackle and I was so sorry. I told him I was sorry a thousand times but I couldn't give him back the piece that I broke.

They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.

I've actually apologized to some people I was a real jerk to, because I feel ashamed. I didn't need to be that hungry. There was something going on inside me when I was angry and feeling very threatened and not feeling good about myself.

How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt.

It wasn't until months later that I would look back and realize that, most likely, I had killed the magazine dealer myself.

Look, Max, I don't know why Chigwell tried to kill himself. … But if it was because of the questions I was asking, I don't feel one minute of remorse. … If – and it's a mighty big if – if I'd known two weeks ago that my seeing him would make him turn on the gas, you'd better believe I'd do it again.

We killed an innocent girl

I'm sorry.' Althoug I wasn't sure what i was sorry for-showing emotion, maybe

Their barbarism will stand as their shame for all eternity.

Slight sorrow for sin is sufficient, provided it at the same time produces amendment.

I didn't know you were having a hard time. I really am unqualified to be a teacher. Hurting you there...I'm really sorry.