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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. 
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
 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.] 
Every day I work so hardBringin' home my hard earned payTry to love you baby, but you push me away.
Every day I work so hardBringin' home my hard earned payTry to love you baby, but you push me away.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
 But over all things brooding slept
 The quiet sense of something lost.  
 But over all things brooding slept
 The quiet sense of something lost. 
 What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a 
friend made an enemy read more 
 What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a 
friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him 
further, you have the choice of two things--either to lose your 
loan or lose your friend.
 [Lat., Si quis mutuum quid dederit, sit pro proprio perditum;
  Cum repetas, inimicum amicum beneficio invenis tuo.
   Si mage exigere cupias, duarum rerum exoritur optio;
    Vel illud, quod credideris perdas, vel illum amicum, amiseris.] 
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.