Character Quote by Karl Kraus

Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.

— Umar

Remorse is the pain of sin.

— Theodore Parker

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

— Henry Miller

Is there not a sort of remorse that precedes sin? Was it remorse at the very fact that I existed?

— Yukio Mishima

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

— Honore de Balzac

All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control…

— Marilyn Manson

Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.

— Alan Cohen

...guilt leads to righteous action, but rarely is it the right action.

— Abraham Verghese

“While guilt over sinfulness can often lead to repentance, shame leads to indifference, intolerance, lack of vulnerability, and lack of intimacy with others as…

— Tyler Braun

Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, if it has its own way it will go…

— John Owen

“As a motivation —for humans, but Christians especially— guilt is always wrong and can never move them to do anything He wants of them.…

— Geoffrey Wood

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

— Honore de Balzac