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Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment.

— Anonymous

Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.

— Umar

Remorse is impotence; it will sin again. Only repentance is strong - it can end everything.

— Henry Miller

“No matter how you are tempted, sin can never offer anything superior to the unconditional love and acceptance that you already have in Christ.…

— Rob Eagar

It is better to repent a sin than regret the loss of a pleasure.

— Oscar Wilde

It is no sin to be tempted; the wickedness lies in being overcome.

— Honore de Balzac

Remorse is the pain of sin.

— Theodore Parker

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

— Igor Stravinsky

You can be genuinely forgiven by God and other people but still suffer the consequences from a particular sin in your life.

— Johnny Hunt

Almost every sin is committed for the sake of sensual pleasure; and sensual pleasure is overcome by hardship and distress arising either voluntarily from…

— Anonymous

Remorse is impotence, impotence which sins again. Repentance alone is powerful; it ends all.

— Honore de Balzac

Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.

— Erwin W. Lutzer