"Only the penitent man will pass."

"The law can never save us; and he is nearest to the forgiveness of the gospel who, with a contrite heart, discerns mo…"

"Christian penitence is something more than a thought or an emotion or a tear; it is action."

"The man hath penance done, And penance more will do."

"We hear the wail of the remorseful winds In their strange penance. And this wretched orb Knows not the taste of rest;…"

"Prostrate, dear Jesus, at Thy feet, A guilty rebel lies; And upwards, to Thy mercy-seat, Presumes to lift his eyes."

"A pleasant virtue, extreme penance to an extreme course; Also pleasant, when God is delivering me. Pleasant, the caro…"

"My only crime was being a man and living in the world of men, and you don't have to do special penance for that. The …"

"One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before."

"Dicturi ergo sunt: Dicis mihi quod resurrexerit Christus, et inde speras resurrectionem mortuorum; sed Christo licuit…"