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We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred. — Philibert Joseph Roux
Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the… — Jerome K. Jerome
I try to live my life in such a way that I don't have any regrets. That's probably why I work so much. I don't… — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Well, it's true that I have been hurt in my life. Quite a bit. But it's also true that I have loved, and been loved.… — Sarah Dessen
Yeah, I regret we weren't on a higher floor. — Charles Barkley
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered. — Bill Russell
I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it. — Lauren Bacall
Every life has a destiny... the trick is to discover it before then end of your life. Otherwise, you will have too many regrets. — Kevin J. Anderson
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. — E. W. Howe
Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Do what you want, if it is something you did regret the next day, sleep in late. — Wiz Khalifa
The real proof of spiritual poverty is to patiently endure the loss of worldly goods and without any regret when it pleases our heavenly Father… — John Calvin
I think people assume I'm perfect. I'm not. I make mistakes. I do things I regret. I'm stubborn. — Hilary Duff
Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret? — Letitia Elizabeth Landon
We can't afford to waste tears on might-have-beens. We need to turn the tears into sweat that can take us to what can be. — Denis Waitley
To regret deeply is to live afresh. — Henry David Thoreau
The past will not tell us what we ought to do, but... what we ought to avoid. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy. — Germaine Greer
Only in your imagination can you revise. — Fay Wray
Never look for the birds of this year in the nests of the last. — Miguel de Cervantes
Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections of their author. To confer duration is not always in our power.… — Samuel Johnson
When a man has fulfilled all four of these requisites-to be wide awake, to have fear, respect, and absolute assurance-there are no mistakes for which… — Carlos Castaneda
Your good mother tells me you are feeling very badly in your new situation. Allow me to assure you it is a perfect certainty that… — Abraham Lincoln
I will do today that which is of today and pay no heed to the tomorrow; nor waste regrets on that which was yesterday. — Walter Russell
Your remarks upon chemical notation with the variety of systems which have arisen, &c., &c., had almost stirred me up to regret publicly that such… — Michael Faraday

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