One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once. – Samuel Butler Category: Loss
No wise person should make known the loss of fortune, any malpractice in their house, his being cheated, or having been disgraced. – Hitopadesa Category: Loss
The first proof of a persons incapacity to achieve, is their endeavoring to fix the stigma of failure on others. – B. R. Hayden Category: Loss
One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love — any love — reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness. – Cesare Pavese Category: Infatuation
