Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

Karuna Sapra

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1885 We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
1510 Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
1910 I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
1849 While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
1862 No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

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