Sayings About Regret

Reflections on Regret

• He who does good to those who do not deserve it will find that his praise turns to blame, leading to regret.
• Regret serves only to keep you entrapped in the past.
• Merely feeling sorrow for sins is insufficient for absolution; true repentance is what purifies the heart and prepares the soul for sincere forgiveness.
• Never dwell in regret; if your past was commendable, take pride in it, and if disappointing, regard it as a valuable lesson.
• The one who lacks control over their tongue often finds themselves in regret.
• Days may pass and return, but they will never replicate the day of parting.
• Hours can feel like years, squeezing us between the poles of regret and the agony of vengeance.
• The question of “why” burdens us; what causes betrayal? We often find ourselves mired in pointless inquiries.
• If we lament over the past and fear the future, we will have no time left to live in the present.
• Nothing is worse than regretting actions never taken or words left unspoken to those beloved who were taken from us by life or death.
• Regret is the natural inheritance of aging.
• Many of us split into two factions: one regrets the past, while the other fears the future.
• Regret comes as a form of enlightenment, albeit belated.
• A lack of faith, respect, and the ability to accept blame when wrong are ailments that contrary to treatment.
• A man does not grow old until regret replaces his dreams.
• Years pull us into dark corners of sorrow as we await the glimmer of hope.
• We remain unaware that while we wait, we regret and are shocked by the collisions of our emotions, retreating in sorrow to our innermost selves.
• I lament that I am no longer as wise as I was on the day of my birth.
• Many of us are divided into two groups: those who regret the past and those who fear the future.
• One who seeks divine guidance will never go wrong, and one who seeks counsel will never regret their choice.
• There is nothing worth regretting other than the time wasted in that very regret.
• Excessive regret is a form of intellectual self-harm.
• The suffering of individuals in life is encapsulated in two experiences: anticipating the future and regretting the past.
• Regret for silence is preferable to regret for speaking out.
• If we cannot turn from sin, we will find it difficult to forgive ourselves.
• As you grow older, you will discover that your regrets often stem from what you did not do.
• Speak in anger, and you may deliver the most regrettable words of your life.
• If one loses hope, they also lose their capacity for regret.
• It is better to know than to mourn.
• Regret is a trait of advanced age.
• Regret can be viewed as the second mistake.
• I have never regretted my silence, but I have often regretted my words.
• Those who squander their time waste their planting days and subsequently rue the days of their harvest.
• True repentance encompasses a spirit and a body; its spirit is the realization of the sin’s ugliness, and its body is the abstention from it.
• Some memories are painful, while others evoke regret.
• Nothing is more effective than repentance.
• A person regrets that which was missed, such as those sweet moments that, if not experienced, cause longing.

He appears joyous and optimistic, as though the moments he spent have not tarnished him.
To me, as dreams fade, some memories share a close relationship with others.

• Before regret sets in, seize your freedom today; for the market is always open, the price is fair, and the offerings are plentiful. One day, however, that market will close, and a day will come when you will have no more to gain (that will be the Day of Reckoning), when the oppressor will gnaw at their own hands.
• Memories are merely regret dressed in gentleness.
• In my time, an expression of regret carries a particular weight.
• Even the worst habits can evoke an unusual lack of regret, perhaps more than others.
• Days are strange; when happiness surrounds us, we may overlook it, claiming to be unhappy. Yet, once that happiness departs—perhaps rebuking our failure to appreciate it—true unhappiness reveals itself, and we realize that pain is the norm and all else a deviation from it. Regret ensues, yet it offers no solace for what we have lost or wasted.
• Understand that true repentance comprises three elements: knowledge, emotional state, and action. Knowledge entails recognizing the harm of sins and their role as a barrier between the believer and their loved ones. This understanding stirs within the heart a feeling of grief and fear at losing what is beloved—this is regret. This awareness ignites the desire to repent and rectify the past. Repentance involves ceasing the sin immediately, resolving not to return to it, and making amends for what has transpired. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stated, “Regret is part of repentance,” for regret arrives after comprehension as we have elucidated.
• Avoid associating with fools, for it will only lead to regret and burdens that weigh heavy thereafter. If you run with a foolish person, you both share in the criticism. If you admonish the fool and reproach them in their deeds, you ought to consider this a fault as well.
• Do not let regret signify an early onset of old age; if that were accurate, I would have been born an elder.
• Regret opens the door to shyness, and shyness is the gateway to repentance.
• No one ever regrets doing good, even in excess; rather, regret is reserved for wrongful acts, no matter how small.
• The first stage of anger is madness, while the final stage is remorse.
• Regret deepens desire.
• Here I stand, abandoned like a forgotten item waiting on a long pavement, yearning for encounter and regretting that I let you slip away.
• Indecision stems from the fear of future regret.
• We circle around it, attempting to discover an answer; all answers lead to a single point.
• The trappings of this world are the foundation of suffering, and those who long for worldly pleasures are companions of regret; thus, remain free from the troubles that they bring, for all that exists within it is despair and sorrow.