487 Quotes About Regrets

The only thing equal to the enormity of his want was his regret.

Voyez-vous, lorsqu'on a trop réussi sa vie,On sent, -- n'ayant rien fait mon Dieu de vraiment mal! --Mille petits dégoûts de soi, dont le totalNe fait pas un remords, mais une gêne obscure ;Et les manteaux de duc traînent dans leur fourrure,Pendant que des grandeurs on monte les degrés,Un bruit d'illusions sèches et de regrets,Comme, quand vous montez lentement vers ces portes,Votre robe de deuil traîne des feuilles mortes.

Pero cuando enfermé y los temores de la muerte se presentaron a mis ojos; cuando mis ánimos cedieron ante la fuerza de tan grave mal y mi resistencia se agotó con la fiebre, la conciencia tanto tiempo dormida empezó a despertarse y a hacerme reproches sobre mi pasada vida, por lo cual había provocado a la justicia de Dios para que me abatiera con tan duros golpes, siendo mi empecinada maldad la causa de su severo castigo.

[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of a sad list of people hurt, people let down, assets wasted and advantages squandered.

How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage another.

Always regret the things you did do, never the things you didn't.

Regret is the sound of the ghosts of our own making. I will live with mine until I die.

I lay on the bed and shut my eyes, thinking that nobody really likes marriage, that it's a flawed arrangement, that people get enthusiastic and jump in for a hundred reasons and then, after the ceremony, after a few years, the whole deal turns into a concert they wouldn't have dreamed of attending.

No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.