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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. 
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is read more
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
 For 'tis a truth well known to most,
 That whatsoever thing is lost,
  We seek it, ere read more 
 For 'tis a truth well known to most,
 That whatsoever thing is lost,
  We seek it, ere it comes to light,
   In every cranny but the right. 
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
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.
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay read more
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's privacy.
Don't let something that doesn't matter cause you to lose something that does.
Don't let something that doesn't matter cause you to lose something that does.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
 A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, 
while the loss of his inheritance might read more 
 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.]