John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9527 Fran&edilois
| NUMBER: | 9527 |
| AUTHOR: | François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 180. |