A good name is better than precious ointment. [Ecclesiastes 7:1] Bible
A good name is better than precious ointment. [Ecclesiastes 7:1]ReputationQuotations by Bible
Month: November 2008
Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. Oscar Wilde
Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art.RepublicanQuotations by Oscar Wilde
In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. Edmund Burke
In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows.RepressionQuotations by Edmund Burke
Repetition is the reality and the seriousness of life. Soren Kierkegaard
Repetition is the reality and the seriousness of life.RepetitionQuotations by Soren Kierkegaard
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. George Eliot
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.RepetitionQuotations by George Eliot
Repentance is accepted remorse. Anne Sophie Swetchine
Repentance is accepted remorse.RepentanceQuotations by Anne Sophie Swetchine
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent. Seneca
He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.RepentanceQuotations by Seneca
But with morning cool repentance came. Sir Walter Scott
But with morning cool repentance came.RepentanceQuotations by Sir Walter Scott
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.RepentanceQuotations by Jean Jacques Rousseau
He that hath promised pardon on our repentance hat not promised life till we repent. Francis Quarles
He that hath promised pardon on our repentance hat not promised life till we repent.RepentanceQuotations by Francis Quarles
Repentance won’t cure mischief. Gaelic Proverb
Repentance won’t cure mischief.RepentanceQuotations by Gaelic Proverb
Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind. Ogden Nash
Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.RepentanceQuotations by Ogden Nash
Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything. Henry Miller
Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.RepentanceQuotations by Henry Miller
True repentance is to cease from sinning. Ambrose of Milan
True repentance is to cease from sinning.RepentanceQuotations by Ambrose of Milan
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin. J. C. Macaulay
Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.RepentanceQuotations by J. C. Macaulay
Great is the difference betwixt a man’s being frightened at, and humbled for his sins. Thomas Fuller
Great is the difference betwixt a man’s being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.RepentanceQuotations by Thomas Fuller
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance. Benjamin Franklin
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.RepentanceQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Repentance is but want of power to sin. John Dryden
Repentance is but want of power to sin.RepentanceQuotations by John Dryden
The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity. Lord Byron
The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.RepentanceQuotations by Lord Byron
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he. Walter Brower
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he.RepentanceQuotations by Walter Brower
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat. Francis H. Bradley
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.RepentanceQuotations by Francis H. Bradley
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain’t so wicked as their neighbors. Josh Billings
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain’t so wicked as their neighbors.RepentanceQuotations by Josh Billings
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. Willard Beecher
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.RepentanceQuotations by Willard Beecher
Repentance is another name for aspiration. Henry Ward Beecher
Repentance is another name for aspiration.RepentanceQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Bad men are full of repentance. Aristotle
Bad men are full of repentance.RepentanceQuotations by Aristotle
Remorse is the pain of sin. Theodore Parker
Remorse is the pain of sin.RemorseQuotations by Theodore Parker
One man’s remorse is another man’s reminiscence. Ogden Nash
One man’s remorse is another man’s reminiscence.RemorseQuotations by Ogden Nash
Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell. George Moore
Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.RemorseQuotations by George Moore
Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it. H. L. Mencken
Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it.RemorseQuotations by H. L. Mencken
To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution.RemorseQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Remorse begets reform. William Cowper
Remorse begets reform.RemorseQuotations by William Cowper
Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.RemorseQuotations by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Remorse is virtue’s root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness. William C. Bryant
Remorse is virtue’s root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.RemorseQuotations by William C. Bryant
There are some remedies worse than the disease. Publilius Syrus
There are some remedies worse than the disease.RemediesQuotations by Publilius Syrus
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured. Seneca
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.RemediesQuotations by Seneca
The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, teats, or the sea. Isak Dinesen
The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, teats, or the sea.RemediesQuotations by Isak Dinesen
The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen
The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.RemediesQuotations by Isak Dinesen
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can’t be cured. Anton Chekhov
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can’t be cured.RemediesQuotations by Anton Chekhov
Well, now there’s a remedy for everything except death. Miguel De Cervantes
Well, now there’s a remedy for everything except death.RemediesQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
For a truly religious man nothing is tragic. Ludwig Wittgenstein
For a truly religious man nothing is tragic.ReligionQuotations by Ludwig Wittgenstein