For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’ - John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 92): Maud Muller
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口から出る、あるいは筆が記すあらゆる悲しい言葉のうち、最も悲しむべきはこの言葉だ：「こうすれば良かったのに！」 - ジョン・グリーンリーフ・ホイッティア［ウィッター］ (1807 - 92): 『モード・マラー』
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