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Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere read more
For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere it comes to light,
In every cranny but the right.
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.
Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.
Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.