To regret your sins of commission as much as your sins of omission is to prove yourself a most unworthy sinner.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Regretting both action and inaction equally suggests deep self-condemnation.
- In plain terms
- Regretting doing bad and not doing good means you feel very unworthy.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid regretting both actions and inactions equally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you regret not acting enough?
- How do you handle guilt?
Another view
Balanced regret might actually be healthy self-awareness.
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