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

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!".

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.

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 don't have regrets, there are only lessons. You learn from them, and you become a better person.

I don't have regrets, there are only lessons. You learn from them, and you become a better person.

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.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to read more

Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it.

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.