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 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! 
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil read more
In the morning of the night ~~ When I woke to find you gone ~~ I knew your distant devil ~~Must be draggin' you along
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 acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
Every man is afraid of something. That's how you know he's in love with you; when he is afraid of read more
Every man is afraid of something. That's how you know he's in love with you; when he is afraid of losing you.
 But over all things brooding slept
 The quiet sense of something lost.  
 But over all things brooding slept
 The quiet sense of something lost. 
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
Things that are not at all, are never lost.
 What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a 
friend made an enemy read more 
 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.]