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No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in read more
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
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.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Losers must have leave to speak.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.
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
That loss is common would not make
My own less bitter, rather more:
Too common! Never morning read more
That loss is common would not make
My own less bitter, rather more:
Too common! Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
The cheerful loser is the winner.
