„It's better to act and to regret / Than to regret not to have acted“
— Mellin de Saint-Gelais French poet 1495 - 1558
Originál: Mieux vaut faire, et se repentir / Que se repentir, et rien faire
Zdroj: Quatrains, LXXVIII
„It's better to have something to remember than anything to regret.“
— Frank Zappa, kniha The Real Frank Zappa Book
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