Quotes on Losing

Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again.

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.

We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit By losing of our prayers.

We are losing our common vocabulary, built over thousands of years to help and delight and instruct us, for the sake of what we take to be the new technology's virtues.