Quotes about Remorse
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
- St. Augustine
I, too late,Under her solemn fillet saw the scorn.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no man that is knowingly wicked but is guilty to himself; and there is no man that carries guilt about him but he receives a sting in his soul.
- John Tillotson
The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.
- Oscar Wilde
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."
- Timothy Keller
When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.
- Brennan Manning
We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.
- Oswald Chambers