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Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
We lost because we told ourselves we lost
We lost because we told ourselves we lost
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, read more
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, everything to gain
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your read more
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
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.
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true read more
Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses