0 the feeling of being sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong, or the act of showing this: --
1 regret for a mistake and willingness to correct it: --
He expressed his penitence for what he had done.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.