As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
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Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's done is done.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that one should not dwell on past actions that cannot be changed.
In this quote, Shakespeare conveys the idea that once a decision is made and actions are taken, they cannot be altered. Therefore, it is unwise to waste energy on things that cannot be remedied; instead, one should focus on moving forward and accepting the reality of the past.
Themes
RemedyRegretPastAcceptanceForgiveness
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about resilience and forward-thinking.
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