There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in read more

There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.

If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - read more

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently.

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference read more

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry read more

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say.

Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop read more

Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting.