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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. - William Cowper

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. – William Cowper

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Forced from home, and all its pleasures, afric coast I left forlorn; to increase a strangers treasures, o the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, paid my price in paltry gold; but, though theirs they have enrolld me, minds are never to be sold. – William Cowper

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Slavery
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William Cowper
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. – William Cowper

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I have many regrets, and Im sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you dont regret them, maybe youre stupid. – Katharine Hepburn

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Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, youll regret the things you didnt do more than the ones you did. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent. – Lucille Ball

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Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting. – Arthur Brisbane

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