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    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.]

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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.

by Seneca Found in: Loss Quotes,
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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.

by William Cowper Found in: Loss Quotes,
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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.

by Sir W.f.p. Napier Found in: Loss Quotes,
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Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

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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.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Loss Quotes,
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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.

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

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

by Syrus (publilius Syrus) Found in: Loss Quotes,
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Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Loss Quotes,
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In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil read more

In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil ~~Must be draggin' you along

by Melissa Etheridge Found in: Loss Quotes,
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