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Regrets are idle yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently
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"Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently"

- Charles Dudley Warner

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This quote by Charles Dudley Warner talks to the idea that while we can not transform the past, we can still regret it. We can look back on our lives and also consider all the important things that can have been different if we had altered selections. Background teems with minutes that could have gone in different ways, and also we can't help however really feel remorse for the method things ended up. This quote advises us that while we can't transform the past, we can still pick up from it and also use it to notify our choices in today. We can utilize our regrets to assist us make much better choices in the future, to make sure that we do not need to regret them later on.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Charles Dudley Warner between September 12, 1829 and October 20, 1900. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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