The unfortunate condition of the persons, whose labour in part I employed, has been the only unavoidable subject of regret. To make the Adults among them as easy & as comfortable in their circumstances as their actual state of ignorance & improvidence would admit; & to lay a foundation to prepare the rising generation for a destiny different from that in which they were born; afforded some satisfaction to my mind, & could not I hoped be displeasing to the justice of the Creator.

Any survey of the free world's defense structure cannot fail to impart a feeling of regret that so much of our effort and resources must be devoted to armaments.

The true conquests, the only ones that cause no regret, are those made over ignorance.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.

Happiness is pleasure without regret.