“We regret not having the courage to make such and such decision; we regret much more having made one — any one. Better no action than the consequences of an action.”

Drawn and Quartered (1983)

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Romanian philosopher and essayist 1911–1995

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“We regret not having the courage to make such and such decision; we regret much more having made one — any one. Better no action than the consequences of an action.”

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