One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.
Mikhail Lermontov (2012). “A Hero of Our Time”, p.120, Courier Corporation
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One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.