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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.
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a
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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.]
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
What's saved affords
No indication of what's lost.
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
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
