Regret for things we did can be tempered by time; regret for things we did not do that is inconsolable. ~ Sydney J. Harris

He who hesitates, regrets. ~ Albania Proverb

When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us. ~ Alexander Graham Bell

I have no regrets because I know I did my best -- all I could do. ~ Midori Ito

One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor complaining against the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the very essence of life. ~ Anatole France

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. ~ Arthur Miller

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. ~ Barbara Bush

The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy. ~ Germaine Greer

Nor do I regret that I have lived, since I have so lived that I think I was not born in vain, and I quit life as if it were an inn, not a home. ~ Cicero

I'm the kind of person who would rather rock in my rocking chair when I'm old and regret a few things that I did than to sit there and regret that I never tried.. ~ Dolly Parton

Make it a rule of life never to regret Regret is an appalling waste of energy, you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing in. ~ Katherine Mansfield

Regrets are as personal as fingerprints. ~ Margaret C. Banning

To be really sorry for one's errors is like opening the door of Heaven. ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up. ~ James Thom