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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.
Great lords, wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss
But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.
Great lords, wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss
But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
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.]
No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
