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Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
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 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.
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that
sense of shame which, once lost, can never read more
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that
sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.
[Lat., Periere mores, jus, decus, pietas, fides,
Et qui redire nescit, cum perit, pudor.]
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.]
The cheerful loser is the winner.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.