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Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Pœnitentia virtus non est sive ex ratione non oritur sed is quem facti pœnitet, bis miser seu impotens est.

English (Elwes 1883)

Repentance is not a virtue, or does not arise from reason; but he who repents of an action is doubly wretched or infirm.

Modern English

Repentance is not a virtue; it does not arise from reason. The person who repents of an action is doubly wretched — doubly powerless.