“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it;
marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the
world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret
that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will
regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you
will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang
yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang
yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do
not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the
essence of all philosophy.”
Whenever this is posted to HN commenters usually ask how you can regret something after having hanged yourself. Or maybe it's in the split second before the rope snaps and you lose consciousness?
– Søren Kierkegaard