“There's no regret more painful than the regret of things that never were.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 111
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Ah, não há saudades mais dolorosas do que as das coisas que nunca foram!
“Whoever has three things will never regret:”
1) Refraining from haste
2) Consulting (with others)
3) And depending upon God when making decisions
Misnad al-Imām al-Jawād, p. 247
Religious Wisdom
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