Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.Bernard Shaw
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.Immanuel Kant