More from Aesop
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
AesopAesop The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
AesopAesop Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
AesopAesop A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
AesopAesop Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
AesopAesop Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
AesopAesop Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
AesopAesop Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
AesopAesop Labour is the source of every blessing.
AesopAesop Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
AesopAesop Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
AesopAesop Little friends may prove great friends.
AesopAesop Those who suffer most cry out the least.
AesopAesop Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
AesopAesop Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
AesopAesop Labour is the source of every blessing.
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
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More on lose
Trying to reason with the poem is precisely how you lose it.
Isabel RocioIsabel Rocio The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn’t running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven’t forgotten about me.
Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine With football, you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren’t playing so well, you don’t have to turn those two-game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.
Tom BradyTom Brady Win or lose, I always focus only on giving my 100%.
PV SindhuPV Sindhu Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Never let your love for them make you lose yourself.
Isabel RocioIsabel Rocio When you try to live your most authentic life, some of your relationships will be put in jeopardy. Losing them is a risk worth bearing; finding a way to keep them in your life is a challenge worth taking on.
Jay ShettyJay Shetty
