“ One can win nothing but honour in repairing any evil one has done ”
George Sand, Mauprat (1837). copy citation
| Author | George Sand |
|---|---|
| Source | Mauprat |
| Topic | evil honour |
| Date | 1837 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by John Oliver Hobbes |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mauprat_(Heinemann) |
Context
“I said, "is there no shame in a man ripened, as I am now, by reflection, and roughly tried by war, submitting like a child to the caprices of a woman?"
"No," replied Arthur, "there is no shame in that; and the conduct of this woman is not dictated by caprice. One can win nothing but honour in repairing any evil one has done; and how few men are capable of it! It is only just that offended modesty should claim its rights and its natural independence. You have behaved like Albion; do not be astonished that Edmée behaves like Philadelphia.”
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