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    Like the dew on the mountain,
    Like the foam on the river,
    Like the bubble on the fountain,
    Thou are gone, and for ever!

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Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.

Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.

by William Cowper Found in: Loss Quotes,
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In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil read more

In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil ~~Must be draggin' you along

by Melissa Etheridge Found in: Loss Quotes,
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What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.

What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Loss Quotes,
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Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

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Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts.
It's what you do with what read more

Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts.
It's what you do with what you have left.

by William Cowper Found in: Loss Quotes,
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A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father,
while the loss of his inheritance might read more

A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father,
while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.
[Lat., Gli huomini dimenticano piu teste la morte del padre, che
la perdita del patrimonie.]

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That puts it not unto the touch
To win or lose it all.

That puts it not unto the touch
To win or lose it all.

by Sir W.f.p. Napier Found in: Loss Quotes,
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Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Loss Quotes,
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The cheerful loser is the winner.

The cheerful loser is the winner.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Loss Quotes,
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