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Quotes about Regret

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
In the multitude of middle-aged men who go about their vocations in a daily course determined for them much in the same way as they tie their cravats, there is always a good number who once meant to shape their own deeds and alter the world a little.
— George Eliot
It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written.
— Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Dodge, be honest. It's not close to over. You've been nursing this wound for nearly ten years, working it off over there in Afghanistan, trying to forget the girl you've loved since you were ten. There's no way this is over. There is so much bitterness sitting in your heart you can't even see it. But maybe that's why God brought you back - for her. And to set you free from all that darkness.
— Susan May Warren
His voice softened, and he looked at her, his beautiful eyes glossy. "Cookie, if I could, I'd start all over with you. Do things right. Honor us both." ...His mouth opened. Closed. He swallowed, and a single tear dripped onto his cheek.
— Susan May Warren
That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
— Samuel Johnson
The consequences of ignoring the Lord and His prophets are certain and often accompanied by great sorrow and regret.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again.
— Robert Brault
All people have had ill luck, but Jairus's daughter and Lazarus had the worst.
— Mark Twain
But there are some things you can't do even if you desire them. There are some choices you can't take back. Words said that can't be unsaid
— Chris Fabry
There had been a connection long ago, but that had been severed. Something in me wanted to hold on, to roll back the clock and never let him go, but I had made my choice, as he had, and we had to live with our choices.
— Chris Fabry
The woman of my dreams. The woman of my nightmares. Everything good and bad about my life. The "I do" that "I didn't.
— Chris Fabry