"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."

"Know what your sin is and confess it; but do not imagine that you have approved yourself a penitent by confessing sin…"

"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."

"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…"