Book Quote by Umberto Eco

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

— Henry Miller

Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.

— Honore de Balzac

True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Remorse is sorrow over being caught and the pain of consequences that follow. Repentance is not being concerned for ourselves but having a contrite…

— Charles R. Swindoll

Yes, I do have remorse, but I'm not even sure myself whether it is as profound as it should be. I've always wondered myself…

— Jeffrey Dahmer

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

— Honore de Balzac

Remorse is the poison of life.

— Charlotte Bronte

Repentance is accepted remorse.

— Sophie Swetchine

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that give me equal right?

— Charles Manson

Remorse is the pain of sin.

— Theodore Parker

“Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can…

— Aldous Huxley

It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to…

— Hannah Arendt