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Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Like the dew on the mountain,
Like the foam on the river,
Like the bubble on the read more
Like the dew on the mountain,
Like the foam on the river,
Like the bubble on the fountain,
Thou are gone, and for ever!
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.]
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.
