And why should I regret what I have done, when I cannot help doing what I do, which is what I have done?
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¿Y para qué debo arrepentirme de lo que he hecho, si no puedo dejar de hacer lo que hago, que es lo que he hecho?
— Antonio Porchia
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "¿Y para qué debo arrepentirme de lo que he hecho, si no puedo dejar de hacer lo que hago, que es lo que he hecho?" in the context of "And why should I regret what I have done, when I cannot help doing what I do, which is what I have done?" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Antonio Porchia" (Voces (1943))
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About Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchia (13 November 1886 – 9 November 1968) was an Italian-born Argentine writer. His sole book Voces ("Voices") is a collection of aphorisms.
About Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchia (13 November 1886 – 9 November 1968) was an Italian-born Argentine writer. His sole book Voces ("Voices") is a collection of aphorisms.
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