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Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
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.]
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
That loss is common would not make
My own less bitter, rather more:
Too common! Never morning read more
That loss is common would not make
My own less bitter, rather more:
Too common! Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
