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.

Only in your imagination can you revise.

Only in your imagination can you revise.

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any read more

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that read more

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!".

For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!".

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.

Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing in.

Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing in.

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led read more

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just been myself.

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.