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“There is not unmitigated ill in the sharpest of this world's sorrows; I touch not the sore of thy guilt; but of human griefs I counsel thee, Cast off the weakness of regret, and gird thee to redeem thy loss: Thou has gained, in the furnace of affliction, self-knowledge, patience and humility, And these be as precious ore, that waiteth the skill of the coiner: Despise not the blessings of adversity, nor the gain thou hast earned so hardly, And now thou hast drained the bitter, take heed that thou lose not the sweet.”

Source: Tupper's Poetical Works: Proverbial Philosophy, A Thousand Lines, Hactenus

“Have your fun, my dear; but if you must earn your bread, try to make it sweet with cheerfulness, not bitter with the daily regret that it isn't cake.”

Ifs Trying Fun Attitude Sweet Regret Dear Bread Bitter Cake Cheerfulness

Book:The Portable Louisa May Alcott

Source: The Portable Louisa May Alcott

“In middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and bitter disillusionment are self-made”

Made Self Age Pain Loss Middle Regret Sorrow Passionate Conclusion Bitter Middle Ages Disillusionment Self Made

Book:Hands Full of Living: Talks with American Women

Source: Hands Full of Living: Talks with American Women

“It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.”

Sometimes Wisdom Truth Joy Hope Simple Enemy Regret Politician Forgotten Bitter Bitterness Anguish Gloom Cultivation Retrospective

Author:Robert Menzies

“Shed not for her a bitter tear; Nor give the heart to vain regret. Tis but the casket that lies here; the gem that fills it sparkles yet.”

Giving Heart Lying Tears Regret Bitter Vain Sympathy Shed Gems Sparkle Caskets

Author:Belle Starr

“A moment of prayerful reflection can prevent a lifetime of bitter regret.”

Moments Prayer Regret Reflection Lifetime Bitter Prayerful

Author:Woodrow M. Kroll

“The evil, Sir, is enormous; the inevitable suffering incalculable. Do not stain the fair fame of the country. . . . Nations of dependent Indians, against their will, under color of law, are driven from their homes into the wilderness. You cannot explain it; you cannot reason it away. . . . Our friends will view this measure with sorrow, and our enemies alone with joy. And we ourselves, Sir, when the interests and passions of the day are past, shall look back upon it, I fear, with self-reproach, and a regret as bitter as unavailing.”