Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

后悔与其说是对我们所做的事的后悔,不如说是对后果的恐惧。

相关名言

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

要用嚼环勒住你的舌头。你当在嘴唇前警戒,恐怕你口中的言语,败坏你的平安。多言生后悔,多言生平安。

Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.

悔恨:看到天堂却感觉地狱。

Repentance is accepted remorse.

后悔是可以接受的懊悔。