Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old regrets quotes, regrets sayings, and regrets proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
It is better to sleep on what you intend doing than to stay awake over what you have done.Igbo Wisdom
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I'm not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time been ashamed.Ralph Ellison
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If you never do something that is not good for you, you don't have to live with regret.Salif Keita
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Don't waste your life in regret. You are who you are supposed to be in the place you're supposed to be and at the time you're supposed to be here.Keith Boykin
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I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences. I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.Queen Latifah
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Whatever is a source of shame - if you are not responsible for it, such as the color of your skin of your sexuality - you should just wear it as a badge.Jamaica Kincaid
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Tell the truth and shame the devil.African American Wisdom
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There is neither shame nor disgrace in a day's work well and truly done.Haile Selassie
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An apology sometimes consists of words of regret that you really feel. but more often words of regret.Evan Esar
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Speak when you're angry and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.Evan Esar
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The surest sign of growing old is when you begin to regret the sins you did not commit.Evan Esar
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Good intentions usually last as long as the remorse which gives them birth.Evan Esar
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My only regret in life is that I'm not someone else.Woody Allen
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It will pass like the know-nothing days, but the sense of shame and sin should endure.Louis D. Brandeis
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We must all suffer one of two things: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment.Jim Rohn
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Failure is never as scary as regret.Thomas J. Vilord
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God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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For the wing of judgement there is grace; for the wing of honor there is shame.Everbrooks Editorial
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Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair.Chinese Proverb
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Guilt, shame and embarrassment isn't useful and exists just because you're assigning a certain meaning to something.James Frey
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Communicate with other as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama.James Frey
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I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.Tina Turner
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I only regret but one life to lose for my country.Nathan Hale
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It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of the government to their own selfish purpose.Joseph Demakis
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.Arthur Miller
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Those little musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.Joseph Demakis
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Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?Earl Wilson
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It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work.Joseph Demakis
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Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.Benjamin Franklin