There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
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Irving, Washington
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Contribution #1328
Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.
Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.
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Bryant, William C.
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Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
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Aquinas, St. Thomas
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Contribution #1330
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.
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Alfieri,Vittorio
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Contribution #1329
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.
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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
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What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.
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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.
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