43 Quotes About Regretting Hurting Someone

Dealing with regret can leave you feeling broken and scared. These quotes about regretting hurting someone does not mean you can take back what has happened, but you can find peace and healing instead.

“All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.”

“Being sorry but not being sincere is useless. It will only make you do the same mistakes over and over again. So if you are really sorry, say it like you means it. And remind yourself not to hurt someone’s feeling again.”

“Do not do something that you will be sorry in the future. Remember, once the damage has been done it cannot be undone. Think ten times before you do anything to prevent others from hurting.”

“Find ways to make it up to the one you hurt. Saying sorry is not enough, you have to know how to make things right. Show how regretful you are, and finally, do something to fix what seems to be broken.”

“From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”

“Hate always sells well, but for repeat trade and the long pull happiness is sounder merchandise.”

“Hate cages all the good things about you.”

“Hate destroys the very structure of the personality of the hater…. when you start hating anybody, it destroys the very center of your creative response to life and the universe; so love everybody.”

“Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.”

“Hate is like water in a dry gulch. The longer it runs, the deeper it digs.”

“Having a healthy life is having a forgiving heart. If someone says sorry and mean it, then you should forgive. Do not let your pride blind you from what is good and what is not.”

“I am not perfect. I may do and say things that may hurt you. But you know there’s no way I will mean it. I hope you’ll never get tired of forgiving me. I am sorry.”

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

“I regret the time I told you I do not love you anymore. Everyone knew it’s not true. Can you forgive me? I hope you give me another chance.”

“I think that hate is a thing, a feeling, that can only exist where there is no understanding.”

“I’m sorry but I think I need to tell you that it’s not working anymore. Maybe, it’s about time for us to give up. We have tried hard, but still it wasn’t enough. It will never be easy, but I know we can make it.”

“I’m sorry for being so rude last time. I’m sorry for blaming you when everyone in that room knows that it was my fault. I felt ashamed for what I’ve done. I hope you can still forgive me. Please?”

“I’m sorry for my words and actions last time. I must admit, I am so stupid for saying those words to you. I hope you can still forgive me. From now on, I will think first before saying or doing anything that may hurt others.”

“I’m sorry for the wrong things that I’ve done. You know I did not mean to hurt you in any way. That’s why I am humbling down myself to ask for your forgiveness. I promise I will never do it again.”

“I’m sorry I did not make it on your big day. I want you to know that I did my best and I really tried hard. Just tell me how I can make it up to you and I promise I will do anything you’d ask me to do.”

“I’m sorry if my presence bothers you. I’m sorry if I gave you too much headaches. If leaving is what gives you peace, then I guess this is goodbye. I hope you feel better now.”

“If the only way to reconcile to you is for me to kneel down, then I will humbly kneel to you. Words would never be enough to show how much I regret hurting you. I hope you would give me another chance.”

“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.”

“It is easier to hate those we love, than love those whom we have hated.”

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

“It will be easy for someone to forgive you if it sees your pure intention and not another lies to cover up what you did. Sincerity comes with a promise that you will never do the same mistake again. Change what needs to be changed and fix what needs to be fixed.”

“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.”

“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

“Nothing disappoints you more than knowing that the least person you think would not hurt you hurts you the most. Whether he felt sorry or not, no one could change the fact that your trust has been broken. And only time can tell whether you are ready to forgive yet or not.”

“Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.”

“Others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win, unless you hate them. And then, you destroy yourself.”

“People who are sorry for their wrong actions will never make any excuses for what they did. Instead, they will admit their mistake and will humble themselves.”

“Real men say sorry when they made something wrong. Being able to take full responsibility of one’s action is a must-have character. Nothing’s wrong in being apologetic. Everyone should know that.”

“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”

“That feelings of love and hate make rational judgments impossible in public affairs, as in private affairs, we can clearly enough see in others, though not so clearly in ourselves.”

“The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.”

“The worst enemy is one whose doctrines are founded in hate and are thus beyond debate.”

“Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.”

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”

“We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them.”

“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”

“When we don’t know who to hate, we hate ourselves.”

“You never really hate anyone as much as someone you cared about once.”

Being heartbroken isn’t something that can change overnight. Finding some peace and solace through the pain will eventually help you find resolution.