Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

I am told that you regret not what you did but what you didn't do; and so that's why I do everything, so as not to have any regrets.

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

If not now, then when ? If not you, then who ?

But if you never did anything you couldn't undo you'd end up doing nothing at all.

I'd rather be sorry for something I had done than for something I didn't do.

In life you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do.

One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don't do in life.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.

It's better to act and to regret / Than to regret not to have acted

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

You just have to be clear in your head and take the chances when they come.

Who does not talk cannot be judged. Who does not shoot the penalty cannot miss.

There are moments in your life where you realize you could do nothing, but if you do, you'll probably regret it forever.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow.

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women. Feel what you want to give most as a gift, to your woman and to the world, and do what you can to give it today. Every moment waited is a moment wasted, and each wasted moment degrades your clarity of purpose.

I think the worst decision is usually no decision. If you make the wrong decision you can usually course-correct, but if you don't make it, you've already made it, and it's usually the bad one.

Discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons