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Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes: True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
         

True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.


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