John Bunyan Quotes

Whoever hates his sins will stop sinning; and whoever confesses them will receive remission. A man can not abandon the habit of sin if he does not first gain enmity toward sin, nor can he receive remission of sin without confession of sin. For the confession of sin is the cause of true humility.

He that does not repent, sins again.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

As long as one lives he will have need of repentance.

It's not a problem that we're sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness.

To grieve over sin is one thing, to repent is another.

Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

Regret is not a proactive feeling. It is situated in disappointment, sorrow, even remorse. It merely wishes things were different without an act to cause a difference. However, repentance is different. Repentance is an admission of, hatred of, and turning away from sin before God.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.

To truly repent of a big thing, you have to go into it with your heart open and force yourself to deal with it at that level and to apologize to God.

Repentance comes from the heart.

That's what troubles me: I should like to suffer more for the expiation of my sins.

I repent daily my sins, my faults, and my shortcomings.

I've been a sinner and a saint. If you've been a saint all your life, it's pretty easy to sleep at night. If you've been a sinner, you're just as comfortable in it.

None but the guilty know the withering pains of repentance.

True repentance includes sorrow for sin and contrition of heart. It breaks the heart with sighs and sobs and groans.

I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause

Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent.

If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever.