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Regret Quotes

"Uncleanness is the works of the sinful nature."

"Uncleanness is the works of the sinful nature."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Nature, Sin, Morality

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"Suffering makes the soul search spirit."

"Suffering makes the soul search spirit."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Suffering, Soul, Spirit

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"Pride leads to down fall o f man."

"Pride leads to down fall o f man."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Pride, Man, Fall

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"Most people end their race here on earth with no products to show for all their time they spent on earth."

"Most people end their race here on earth with no products to show for all their time they spent on earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, People, Race, Products, Time

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"There is madness in the heart of a man."

"There is madness in the heart of a man."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Madness, Heart, Man, Emotion

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"To lose time is to lose life."

"To lose time is to lose life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, Time, Loss, Life, Value

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"Regrets won't change anything. Don't Reject yourself. Just Refrain from what you did badly, repent and move on."

"Regrets won't change anything. Don't Reject yourself. Just Refrain from what you did badly, repent and move on."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Reflection, Self-Awareness, Growth

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"You will soon regret the bitter words you fumed when you were angry."

"You will soon regret the bitter words you fumed when you were angry."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Anger, Words, Emotions

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"Why do we come to the world, only to suffer and depart? This is a unsolved misery."

"Why do we come to the world, only to suffer and depart? This is a unsolved misery."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, World, Misery, Question

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"What are we fighting for? When go down the grave naked?"

"What are we fighting for? When go down the grave naked?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Grave, Life, Meaning

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"The way of sin is physical death of soul."

"The way of sin is physical death of soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Sin, Physical, Death, Soul

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"What matter most is not the sin. The moment of repentance: go and sin no more."

"What matter most is not the sin. The moment of repentance: go and sin no more."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Matter, Sin, Repentance, Moment

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"The only thing you have to show for a wasted or spent time is that you just realize that you are getting older."

"The only thing you have to show for a wasted or spent time is that you just realize that you are getting older."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, Wasted Time, Aging, Reflection, Life

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"Time doesn't heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them."

"Time doesn't heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Regret, Time, Wounds, Healing, Truth

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"The soul suffers to the pain for the neglect of the spirit."

"The soul suffers to the pain for the neglect of the spirit."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Soul, Pain, Spirit, Neglect

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"I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen."

"I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen."

Keren Ann, Israeli Musician

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"Those who waste time eventually become wasted."

"Those who waste time eventually become wasted."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, WastedTime, BecomingWasted, Accountability

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"The break of a family is a break of society."

"The break of a family is a break of society."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Family, Society, Connection, Faith

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"Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."

"Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Regret, Time, Possibility, Past

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"One always wonders about roads not taken."

"One always wonders about roads not taken."

Warren Christopher, American Statesman

Regret, Wonders

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"It was the only thing I ever really wanted. And that's the sin that can't be forgiven-that I hadn't done what I wanted. It feels so dirty and pointless and monstrous, as one feels about insanity, because there's no sense to it, no dignity, nothing but pain-and wasted pain...why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world-to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage."

"It was the only thing I ever really wanted. And that's the sin that can't be forgiven-that I hadn't done what I wanted. It feels so dirty and pointless and monstrous, as one feels about insanity, because there's no sense to it, no dignity, nothing but pain-and wasted pain...why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world-to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Regret, Desire, Courage, Choice

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"Too much study leads to worn out."

"Too much study leads to worn out."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Study, Weariness, Balance, Health

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"How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it."

"How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Regret, Missed, Fear, Opportunity

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"Why are we occupied with material wealth than spiritual nourishment?"

"Why are we occupied with material wealth than spiritual nourishment?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Material, Wealth, Spiritual, Values

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"Sorrow has a great refining influence on our sacred souls."

"Sorrow has a great refining influence on our sacred souls."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Sorrow, Influence, Soul, Growth

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"The insanity of shameful desires!"

"The insanity of shameful desires!"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Insanity, Temptation, Sin, Control

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"We have left undone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things which we ought not to have done."

"We have left undone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things which we ought not to have done."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Regret, Action, Behavior, Mistakes

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"What in the world would ever lead to me believe that life is a series of opportunities that are readily available to everyone else but me? What really leads me to believe such an atrocious lie is that I don't believe in myself sufficiently to engage those opportunities in the first place."

"What in the world would ever lead to me believe that life is a series of opportunities that are readily available to everyone else but me? What really leads me to believe such an atrocious lie is that I don't believe in myself sufficiently to engage those opportunities in the first place."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

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"There is no other shame like senseless sin."

"There is no other shame like senseless sin."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Shame, Sin, Morality, Truth

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"You don't know the sacrifice behind the success!"

"You don't know the sacrifice behind the success!"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Sacrifice, Success, Truth, Struggle

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"It may be too late, if you wait until Christmas to show those who you love, you have loved them."

"It may be too late, if you wait until Christmas to show those who you love, you have loved them."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Time, Love, Action

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"Worry is heavy weight."

"Worry is heavy weight."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Worry, Weight, Stress

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"Those who never trial, never fails."

"Those who never trial, never fails."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Experience, Learning, Failure

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"The shame of sins!"

"The shame of sins!"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Shame, Guilt, Morality

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"You deserve a longer letter than this, but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve."

"You deserve a longer letter than this, but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Regret, Guilt, Friendship, Neglect

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"Those who die with their music still on their tongues unsung are trying to say "God had made a deal with the wrong customer like me"."

"Those who die with their music still on their tongues unsung are trying to say "God had made a deal with the wrong customer like me"."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Music, Unfulfilled, Failure

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"Sin is shameful action."

"Sin is shameful action."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Sin, Action, Morality

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"Self importance is pride of a soul."

"Self importance is pride of a soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Pride, Soul, Ego

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"The failure of the citizens to pray for the nation will lead to its collapse."

"The failure of the citizens to pray for the nation will lead to its collapse."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Failure, Citizens, Nation, Warning

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"But thing in the past are like plate that's shattered to pieces. You can never put it back together like it was, right?"

"But thing in the past are like plate that's shattered to pieces. You can never put it back together like it was, right?"

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Regret, Past, Memory, Life

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"God is the God of multiplication and a careless attitude toward the business of the kingdom bring regret to Him."

"God is the God of multiplication and a careless attitude toward the business of the kingdom bring regret to Him."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, God, Multiplication, Kingdom

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"The fall of the nation, there is no;Faithfulness, Kindness and Knowledge of God in your sacred land."

"The fall of the nation, there is no;Faithfulness, Kindness and Knowledge of God in your sacred land."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Fall, Nation, Faithfulness, Kindness

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"Why are we miserable, when there is music?"

"Why are we miserable, when there is music?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Music, Emotion, Question, Sadness

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"There is no competition in work. Many a man wants glory but fails to work."

"There is no competition in work. Many a man wants glory but fails to work."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Competition, Work, Glory, Failure

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"I wasn't able to be that person for you, and I did a terrible thing. I feel awful about it. But there was something wrong between us from the start, as if we'd done the buttons up wrong."

"I wasn't able to be that person for you, and I did a terrible thing. I feel awful about it. But there was something wrong between us from the start, as if we'd done the buttons up wrong."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Regret, Relationship, Pain, Self

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"Wasting and losing time is equivalent to wasting and losing your life."

"Wasting and losing time is equivalent to wasting and losing your life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, Time, Waste, Life, Loss

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"We all have faced fearful times."

"We all have faced fearful times."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Life, Challenges, Experience

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"Had I known only tells us the regretful stories of yesterday better."

"Had I known only tells us the regretful stories of yesterday better."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Past, Yesterday, Sorrow

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"It is foolishness to want what never was or will never will be, lament the passage of time, and live in fearfulness of an uncertain future. The moods generated by regret including depression and self-loathing congeal in our sentient consciousness creating the painful landscape of the self."

"It is foolishness to want what never was or will never will be, lament the passage of time, and live in fearfulness of an uncertain future. The moods generated by regret including depression and self-loathing congeal in our sentient consciousness creating the painful landscape of the self."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Regret, Time, Fear, Future

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"Don't live in regret! It is such a useless idea.Use the memory to prevent us do bad things!Regret is a childish wish, or an empty hope,trying to revise the bitter memory of the past."

"Don't live in regret! It is such a useless idea.Use the memory to prevent us do bad things!Regret is a childish wish, or an empty hope,trying to revise the bitter memory of the past."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

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