RULE 56
Only the good feel guilty
Bad people don’t feel guilty, they are too busy being bad. Good people feel guilty because they are good and they feel they have done wrong, let somebody down, made a mistake or screwed up somewhere. Good people have a conscience. Bad people don’t. If you do feel guilty, that’s a good sign. It shows you are on the right track. But you have to know how to deal with it, because guilt is a terribly selfish emotion. It is wasteful and pointless.
IF YOU DO FEEL GUILTY,THAT’S A GOOD SIGN
We have two choices: put it right or dump the guilt. Yes, we all make mistakes. We all screw up from time to time. We don’t always do ‘the right thing’. And if we’ve got a conscience, we will feel guilty sometimes. But guilt ...
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