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Sydney J. Harris

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

Time

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When we look back, feeling sorry for actions we took tends to lessen as time passes. However, the sadness over missed opportunities or things we never tried remains deeply painful and hard to overcome.

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