Quotes About Regret

when he heard that the Soviet Western Army Group had been encircled by the Germans, he said: 'Everything's lost. I give up. Lenin founded our state and we've fucked it up.' Then

Lorsque Merthin avait annoncé son intention de quitter la ville, l'avenir lui était soudain apparu vide de sens et elle avait compris qu'il n'y avait qu'une seule chose au monde pire que celle d'être mariée à Merthin : ne pas l'être.

Los miembros de esta generación tendremos que lamentarnos no solo por las palabras y los actos odiosos de las malas personas, sino por los clamorosos silencios de las buenas —

When this is all over, I told myself, you will hate yourself for wasting so much time . .

We almost made it that time. A little courage on someone's part and we might have made it. We were swollen and ripe for an instant together, ready for picking, offering our store to each other's hesitant fingers . . . a little tender courage at that rare right instant, and things might well have turned out differently. . .

uboga siedziba mej zmarnowanej mlodosci.

A chance not taken is an opportunity missed.

Yes there are times when you regret your decisions but we all have to make them without the power of hindsight.

Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good.

Sometimes I wish I hadn't said something foolish. It is then that I realize the power of mime.

The power of the present moment is so immense it is capable - when lived in fully - of destroying forever every past mistake and regret.

I wish for many reasons flying had never been invented.

My children are living, thinking human beings. It isn't in my power to regret them, for they belong to themselves.

Don't be blurred by impulse, to avoid regrets, refrain from doing things that will make you regret.

Ghosts are just our minds telling us that subconsciously we feel guilty about something we should have done, would have done, but never took the time!

I don't ever want to get old. Spare me that. Have you the power? No, even you don't have the power, alas.

And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!

Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered!

Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got.

What I dislike least in my former self are the moments of prayer.

If there be any thing a man might well pray against, that thing is the responsive gratification of some of the devoutest prayers of his youth.

I cannot love thee; thou 'rt worse than thy brother. Go, say thy prayers, child, and ask God's pardon. I doubt thy mother and I must rue that we ever reared thee!

Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.

I use to love you honey, 'til you spent all my money.