“the unpunished crime is never regretted. We weep over the consequence, not over the fault.”
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
Heath's book of Beauty, 1833 (1832)
“True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
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David Gilmour (1946) guitarist, singer, best known as a member of Pink Floyd
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“There's no regret more painful than the regret of things that never were.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
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The Book of Disquiet
Original: Ah, não há saudades mais dolorosas do que as das coisas que nunca foram!
Pierre Monteux (1875–1964) French conductor
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