Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I don't have many regrets. I regret mistakes, particularly those that damage other people, and we've all made some of those. But I'm not sad about change.

Where I Was Wrong

I wish it wasn't so natural for me to dwell on the past.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret?

Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you to stop suffering.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever.

I can't remember any regrets, to be honest with you.

That's the way I've been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don't have to think about them any more.

I realized I've spent all my life creating a past.

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

I'm a person that carries everything that happened to me in my past, with me into the future. I refuse to let it make me bitter. I still completely believe in love and I remain open to anything that will happen to me.

It always surprises me when people say, 'I don't regret one thing about my life. I wouldn't change anything because it's all led me to where I am today.' I would want to change certain things that have caused others pain.

For better and for worse, I feel like sorrow and grief are really transformative personal experiences for me, and I question what I would be had I decided to take a different path and not embrace that kind of pain.

We only learn at the speed of pain, and we don't have others in our lives without forgiveness.

I'm not a person who regrets - it doesn't make me smarter to regret something.

When you reflect on your life, you realize how arguments, pride, and the worry of proving yourself never changed or fixed anything.

I've made social mistakes. We've all made our mistakes and tried things we kind of wish we didn't, but we plan around it. Things happen in situations that are unique and different, and no one is perfect.

Regrets and Mistakes, they're Memories made

The disadvantage of becoming wise is that you realize how foolish you've been.

Remorse presupposes enough self-forgetfulness to feel the pain ofothers.

Wasting time just going mindless, watching your charades. When you were younger, did it occur to you 10 years from then you'd act the same age?

When I look at my life I realise that the mistakes I have made, the things I really regret, were not errors of judgement but failures of feeling.

I think it's important to have perspective and to look at what you don't necessarily want to see.