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Frank SinatraI’m losing it.

—  Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer

     (his last words)

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Lao-TzuLoss is not as bad as wanting more.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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AugustusQuintilius Varus, give me back my legions!

—  Augustus, 63 BC-14 AD, Roman Emperor

     (Publius Quinctilius Varus was the commander of the 3 legions lost at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest)

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Arthur SchopenhauerMostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Pierre Claude BoisteHe who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.

—  Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer

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Francis BaconThere is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Karl MarxThe proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.

—  Karl Marx, 1818-1883, German philosopher

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H.L. MenckenProgress: The process whereby the human race has got rid of whiskers, the vermiform appendix and God.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Paul ValeryA great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Alfred TennysonThe quiet sense of something lost.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Mignon McLaughlinAnything you lose automatically doubles in value.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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George Bernard ShawYou have learned something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Somerset MaughamIf a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Publilius SyrusThe loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

—  Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims

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Marcel ProustThe true paradises are the paradises that we have lost.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldSuddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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Odysseas ElytisSomewhere between Tuesday and Wednesday your true day must have been lost.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Antoine RivarolThe only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Edmond RostandI loved but once, yet twice I lose my love!

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     (“Cyrano de Bergerac”)

ChanakyaWealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but the body when lost may never be acquired again.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

James BarrieWe never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

Søren KierkegaardTo Dare is to risk losing your foothold for a moment. Not to Dare is to risk losing yourself.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Leonardo da VinciHe who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Latin Quotes

CiceroWhat has been wrongly gained is wrongly lost.

Male parta male dilabuntur.

—  Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman

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Quotes in Verse

Bob MarleyDon’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

—  Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer

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Robert BrowningThis could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.

—  Robert Browning, 1812-1889, British poet

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Louise GlückBirth, not death, is the hard loss.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

Funny Quotes

Steven WrightThe other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, “where the hell is my roof?”

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

EuripidesOther misfortunes are secondary for a woman, but if she loses her husband, she loses her life.

Τα μεν γαρ άλλα δεύτερα αν πάσχη γυνή, ανδρός δ’ αμαρτάνουσα, αμαρτάνει βίου.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Andromache

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DemocritusHe who desires more loses what he has now.

Η του πλέονος επιθυμίη το παρεόν απόλλυσι.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Proverbs

American proverbEasy come, easy go.

—  American proverb

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Movie Quotes

Fight Club (1999)It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

—  from the film Fight Club (1999)

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