Quotes on regrets and progress
The top 5 deathbed regrets, as recorded by palliative care worker Bronnie Ware:
- “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
- “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”
- “I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.”
- “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
- “I wish that I had let myself be happier.”
Chesterton:
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected.
Lewis:
We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.
Paul to the Ephesians:
Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
James Sherman:
You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.
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