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No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in read more
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
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.]
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.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
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.
Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.
Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
