Best regret & too-late Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“My only regret is that we didn't have more kids. I came from a family of four kids, but my wife and I just started too late.”

Kids Four Wife Regret Late My Wife Too Late

Author:John Lithgow

“I have been urging the leaders to listen to the aspirations and challenges of their own people, and engage in dialogue and take very bold measures. Normally, to their regret, these measures and bold reforms come too late, too little.”

People Littles Has Beens Challenges Leader Regret Late Dialogue Reform Aspiration Too Late

Author:Ban Ki-moon

“One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.”

People Long Important Names Stuff Quality Compassion Kindness Humour Regret Late Letters Lists Reputation Guarantees Too Late Relevant

Author:Bill Nighy

“Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.”

“Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor any chance to make good the harms I’d done. Minor harms, to be sure, in the scheme of things; but large enough to regret.”

Wells Done Enough Chance Regret Late Deeds Harm Lists Too Late Minors Schemes Dishonorable

Book:Galilee

Source: Galilee

“But the most dangerous thing in the world in the world is to run the risk of waking up one morning and realizing suddenly that all this time you've been living without really and truly living and by then it's too late. When you wake up to that kind of realization, it's too late for wishes and regrets. It's even too late to dream.”

World Kind Dream Running Wish Realizing Morning Risk Dangerous Regret Late Wake Up Realization Too Late Waking Dangerous Things Truly Living

Author:Kinky Friedman

“Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets.”

Life Life Is Purpose Knowledge Regret Late Logic Mysterious Too Late Arrangements Crops

Book:Heart of Darkness and Other Stories

Source: Heart of Darkness and Other Stories

“Regrets are the most useless form of guilt. They always arrive too late to do any good.”

Form Regret Late Guilt Useless Too Late

Book:Tempting Danger

Source: Tempting Danger

“there are risks you'll take for yourself because you know that if your plan goes wrong, it'll be too late for regrets. but if you risk the lives of others and fail, you'll have a lifetime to regret it.”

Ifs Knows Plans Failing Risk Regret Late Lifetime Too Late Lives Of Others

Book:Personal Demon

Source: Personal Demon

“Do I dazzle you?" I voiced my curiosity impulsively, and then the words were out, and it was too late to recall them. But before I had time to too deeply regret speaking the words aloud, she answered "Frequently." And her cheeks took on a faint pink glow. I dazzled her. My silent heart swelled with a hope more intense than I could ever remember having felt before.”

Heart Remember Felt Regret Late Silent Curiosity Intense Too Late Cheeks Recalls Dazzle Silent Heart

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“ʺYour hair was beautiful too. All of you. You were amazing when we first met, and somehow, inexplicably, youʹve come even farther. Youʹve always been pure, raw energy, and now you control it. Youʹre the most amazing woman Iʹve ever met, and Iʹm glad to have had that love for you in my life. I regret losing it.ʺ He grew pensive. ʺI would give anything—anything—in the world to go back and change history. To run into your arms after Lissa brought me back. To have a life with you. Itʹs too late, of course, but Iʹve accepted it.ʺ”

World Giving Firsts Running Beautiful Courses Energy Regret Hair Arms Grew Mets Pure Late Losing Accepted Glad Too Late I Regret Most Amazing Pensive Amazing Woman

Author:Richelle Mead

“So if there is something on the planet that is worth living for, I'd better not miss it, because once you're dead, it's too late for regrets, and if you die by mistake, that is really, really dumb.”

Ifs Dies Mistake Missing Planets Regret Late Dumb Too Late Worth Living Really Dumb

Author:Muriel Barbery

“You didn't want to die. Most mortals don't, even if they find themselves in as desolate and soul-destroying a spot as you. Almost all of those who take their own lives wish at the last moment that they hadn't. They see at the end how much they've given up, how precious life is, even when it's treated them like dirt and crushed their dreams. Many think they've passed beyond hope, but they never really have, not until they pass beyond life itself. Alas, that knowledge comes too late for most would-be-suicides and they die with regret. Very few are offered the chance that you have been handed.”

“You are still young, free.. Do yourself a favor. Before it's too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much of the world as you can. You will not regret it. One day it will be too late.”

“A dead man is the worst enemy alive, I thought. You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways.”

Men Way Asks Enemy Alive Worst Regret Late Too Late Over You Beaten What You Love Worst Enemy Dead Man Absolution

Author:John le Carre

“Apologizes are pointless, regrets come too late. What matters is you can move, on you can grow.”

Matter Moving Grows Regret Late Too Late Apology What Matters Apologizing Keep Moving Forward Pointless

Author:Kelsey Grammer

“No one should forget: Eros alone can fulfill life; knowledge, never. Only Eros makes sense; knowledge is empty infinity; – for thoughts, there is always time; life has its time; there is no thought that comes too late; any desire can become a regret.”

Should Desire Forget Regret Late Empty Make Sense Too Late Infinity Eros

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“As long as you live, it is never too late to make amends. Take my advice, child. Don't waste your precious life with regrets and sorrow. Find a way to make right what was wrong, and then move on.”

Way Children Long Moving Advice Regret Sorrow Waste Late Too Late Never Too Late Amends Precious Life

Author:Karen Hesse

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