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Repentance.

The seeds of repentance are sown in youth by pleasure, but the harvest is reaped in age by pain.-Colton, Lacon.

Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion of sin to God; not some one bare act of change, but a lasting, durable state of new life, which is called regeneration.-Hammond.

Repentance is heart's sorrow, and a clear life ensuing.-Shakspeare.

He who seeks repentance for the past should woo the angel virtue for the future.-Bulwer Lytton.

Whatever stress some may lay upon it, a death-bed repentance is but a weak and slender plank to trust our all upon.-Sterne.

Self-Knowledge.

He that knows himself knows others, and he that is ignorant of himself could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.-Colton, Lacon.

No man truly knoweth himself but he groweth daily more contemptible in his own eyes.-Jeremy Taylor.

In order likewise to come at a true knowledge of ourselves, we should consider on the other hand how far we may deserve the praises and approbations which the world bestows upon us; whether the actions they celebrate proceed from laudable and worthy motives, and how far we are really possessed of the virtues which gain us applause among those with whom we converse. -Addison.

Sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of modesty is want of sense.

-Pope.

To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.-Horace Walpole.

Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense; there are forty men of wit for one man of good sense; and he that will carry ..othing about with him but gold, will he every day at a loss for readier change.-Addison.

Self-Knowledge.

He that knows himself knows others, and he that is ignorant of himself could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.-Colton, Lacon.

No man truly knoweth himself but he groweth daily more contemptible in his own eyes.-Jeremy Taylor.

In order likewise to come at a true knowledge of ourselves, we should consider on the other hand how far we may deserve the praises and approbations which the world bestows upon us; whether the actions they celebrate proceed from laudable and worthy motives, and how far we are really possessed of the virtues which gain us applause among those with whom we converse. -Addison.

Sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of modesty is want of sense.

-Pope.

To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.-Horace Walpole.

Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense; there are forty men of wit for one man of good sense; and he that will carry nothing about with him but gold, will De every day at a loss for readier change.-Addison.

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