出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第252页（221字）
痛改前非，重新做人，例人非圣贤孰能无过?只要能改过自新，前途依然是光明美好的。
Since none of us are saints，we all have faults．As long as we are willing to mend our ways and turn a new leaf，our future is bright．