RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.01. Remorse you regret bitterly a bad action. CUL-DAR88.2. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
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(Descent of Man)
Remorse you regret bitterly a bad action
Shame you think what others think of your conduct or appearance.
Remorse never causes a Blush. A man may feel remorse for a lie, but he wd blush if found guilty before others.
Jan 1867 Like Pride & Vanity
(not quite true for a man may feel ashamed of himself for having fibbed, but will not blush by himself
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Descent of Man
good shows that mans love of approbation & praise will not account for remorse - The difficulty I see is to account for very strong feeling of remorse - I presume long education necessary - what can be stronger than migratory instinct - or maternal instinct.
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