Regret is the strongest anchor that latches on to the ground, and you carry it within you, it is a feeling quite unlike others for it is despair mingled with hope.

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Regret is the strongest anchor that latches on to the ground, and you carry it within you, it is a feeling quite unlike others for it is despair mingled with hope. To regret means to wish we had done something differently. It is a feeling of sorrow and disappointment. In the quote, the writer compares regret to a heavy anchor that can catch you in your quest for happiness.

You will be pulled down by this anchor with each mistake, and in time you will lose all hope of being happy. Regret is a powerful feeling that chains you to the past and makes you miserable with life.

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