What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.

What's saved affords
No indication of what's 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.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.

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.

Things that are not at all, are never lost.

Things that are not at all, are never lost.

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

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

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.

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.