No man can lose what he never had.

No man can lose what he never had.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Losers must have leave to speak.

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.

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.]

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

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

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.