"Sin wounds the soul as boils the body; and it will be just as bloody if scratched. Because reason disarms sadness and sorrow, but regret comes from somewhere else, and the deeper it emerges, the more diffuse it is; just as we shiver more from feverish chills than from winter cold.
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Author
Michel de MontaigneAll Translations
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Sin wounds the soul as boils the body; and it will be just as bloody if scratched. Because reason disarms sadness and sorrow, but regret comes from somewhere else, and the deeper it emerges, the more diffuse it is; just as we shiver more from feverish chills than from winter cold.
""A bűn felsebzi a lelket, mint kelés a testet; és éppúgy véres lesz, ha meghorzsolják. Mert az értelem lefegyverzi ugyan a szomorúságot, a bánatot, de a megbánás máshonnan fakad, s minél mélyebbről tör fel, annál szétáradóbb; ahogy a lázas hidegrázástól is jobban vacogunk, mint a téli hidegtől."