Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of 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.

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.

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.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Losers must have leave to speak.

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.

A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.

A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.

Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse