The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
Amendment is repentance. (German)
He repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. (English)
Late repentance is rarely sincere. (Roman)
Rejoiced in youth, repented in age. (German)
Repentance always comes too late. (Korean)
Repentance costs dear. (French)
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking. (Moroccan)
Repentance is the heart’s medicine. (German)
Repentance never comes ahead. (Japanese)
Sinning is the best part of repentance. (Arabian)
Sudden trust brings sudden repentance. (German)
Take nothing in hand that may bring repentance. (Dutch)
The end of passion is the beginning of repentance. (Poor Richard)
The end of wrath is the beginning of repentance. (German)
The one who repents of having sinned is almost innocent. (Roman)
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