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Regret Quotes

"Why do many souls love darkness than the light?"

"Why do many souls love darkness than the light?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Darkness, Light, Love, Faith

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"How many stars can you count in the sky? How many mistakes can you count in your life? Stop counting! No clever man ever is stuck in the past!"

"How many stars can you count in the sky? How many mistakes can you count in your life? Stop counting! No clever man ever is stuck in the past!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Regret, Truth, Life, Wisdom

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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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"Eventually we come to know and understand a lot of things, but it's too late, because a whole life has already been determined at a stage when we didn't know a thing."

"Eventually we come to know and understand a lot of things, but it's too late, because a whole life has already been determined at a stage when we didn't know a thing."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

Regret, Knowledge, Life, Understanding, Fate

2

"We have shed many tears to toughen the soul."

"We have shed many tears to toughen the soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Tears, Soul, Strength

2

"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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"Alack, when once our grace we have forgot,Nothing goes right; we would and we would not."

"Alack, when once our grace we have forgot,Nothing goes right; we would and we would not."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"Without toil, would there be any tears?"

"Without toil, would there be any tears?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Tears, Sacrifice, Life, Struggle

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"When Eleanor Roosevelt was asked if she had any regrets about her life she replied "Just one. I wish I had been prettier.""

"When Eleanor Roosevelt was asked if she had any regrets about her life she replied "Just one. I wish I had been prettier.""

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Regret, Beauty, Life, Self

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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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"Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people couldn't foresee or even understand, leaving a long trail of regret in its wake. And almost always, those regrets led to the kinds of what if questions that could never be answered."

"Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people couldn't foresee or even understand, leaving a long trail of regret in its wake. And almost always, those regrets led to the kinds of what if questions that could never be answered."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Regret, Love, Life, Mistake

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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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"A thousand times I was ready to regret and take back my rash statement - yet it had been the truth."

"A thousand times I was ready to regret and take back my rash statement - yet it had been the truth."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Regret, Truth, Word, Life

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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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"Sometimes, I miss so much the person that I was before the world tore me up in so many places. If only "they" could have just let me stay that way."

"Sometimes, I miss so much the person that I was before the world tore me up in so many places. If only "they" could have just let me stay that way."

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Regret, Change, Emotion, Life

2

"Time lost can never be regained."

"Time lost can never be regained."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, LostTime, Irrecoverable, Reflection

2

"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

2

"Pain is a physical discipline."

"Pain is a physical discipline."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Pain, Physical, Discipline, Endurance

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"Whenever we lose time, we are actually losing our life."

"Whenever we lose time, we are actually losing our life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, Time, Loss, Life, Wasted

2

"The writer's life is frightful. I have experienced deep dispair, mental ill and attempt of suicide."

"The writer's life is frightful. I have experienced deep dispair, mental ill and attempt of suicide."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Writer, Life, Despair, Mental

2

"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

2

"Those who never trial, never fails."

"Those who never trial, never fails."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Experience, Learning, Failure

2

"But it seems she'd wanted children after all, because when she was told she'd been accidentally sterilized she could feel all the light leaking out of her."

"But it seems she'd wanted children after all, because when she was told she'd been accidentally sterilized she could feel all the light leaking out of her."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Regret, Motherhood, Choice, Emotion

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"Deserve better...if only...they just had...thrones..."

"Deserve better...if only...they just had...thrones..."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Regret, Loss, Power, Desire

2

"The shame of sins!"

"The shame of sins!"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Shame, Guilt, Morality

2

"What are we fighting for?. We bring nothing into the world, we will take nothing into the grave."

"What are we fighting for?. We bring nothing into the world, we will take nothing into the grave."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Truth, Life, Inspirational

2

"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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"Your temperament can drive people away from you and then you live a regrettable life."

"Your temperament can drive people away from you and then you live a regrettable life."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Temperament, Relationships, Success

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"For, once there's a death, one doesn't like to think there's been harsh words spoken and no chance of taking them back."

"For, once there's a death, one doesn't like to think there's been harsh words spoken and no chance of taking them back."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Regret, Death, Word, Truth

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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

2

"Too often we give up due to temporal challenge."

"Too often we give up due to temporal challenge."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Challenges, Struggle, Faith, Hope

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"I cared for you more that you cared yourself. Something which I regret for you didn't deserve to be cared!"

"I cared for you more that you cared yourself. Something which I regret for you didn't deserve to be cared!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Regret, Care, Emotion, Self

2

"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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"You must resist negative thoughts, negative criticism and negative influences."

"You must resist negative thoughts, negative criticism and negative influences."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Negative, Thoughts, Criticism

2

"We want a fresh start only because we didn't sufficiently care for the last fresh start."

"We want a fresh start only because we didn't sufficiently care for the last fresh start."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Regret, Truth, Future, Wisdom

2

"To waste time is to become wasted."

"To waste time is to become wasted."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Regret, WastedTime, WastedLife, Reflection

2

"You can't lose sleep over should-of's and could-of's."

"You can't lose sleep over should-of's and could-of's."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Regret, Sleep, Peace, Mind

2

"There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast."

"There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Regret, Reflection, Mistake, Life

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"I do dream every night but in the morning I regret."

"I do dream every night but in the morning I regret."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Regret, Dream, Night, Morning

2

"When you are angry, be still and do not speak."

"When you are angry, be still and do not speak."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Anger, Calm, Stillness, Silence

2

"Sometimes you do not like the situation. But you have to endure for awhile."

"Sometimes you do not like the situation. But you have to endure for awhile."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Situation, Patience, Strength

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"Men didn't have any idea about regretbefore God felt so once after created us."

"Men didn't have any idea about regretbefore God felt so once after created us."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

2

"To doubt is to deny the divinity of being."

"To doubt is to deny the divinity of being."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Doubt, Divinity, Faith, Truth

2

"That's one of those questions that you think of a better answer for five minutes after you've answered it."

"That's one of those questions that you think of a better answer for five minutes after you've answered it."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Regret, Question, Answers, Reflection, Thought

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"I wish I had done everything on earth with you."

"I wish I had done everything on earth with you."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Regret, Love, Memory, Desire

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"If there's anything worse in this world than a bad batch of babi guling, it's hindsight."

"If there's anything worse in this world than a bad batch of babi guling, it's hindsight."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Regret, Mistake, Humor, Reflection

1

"So many people shall regret three great things tomorrow; things they did, things they did not do and things they were yet to do!"

"So many people shall regret three great things tomorrow; things they did, things they did not do and things they were yet to do!"

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Tomorrow, Action, Future

1

"The tragedy of being, we believe all things but doubt the truth."

"The tragedy of being, we believe all things but doubt the truth."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Tragedy, Believe, Doubt, Truth

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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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