Loss quotes

Grief does not change you... It reveals …Grief does not change you... It reveals you.

Change

Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing …Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.

Wisdom

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do …It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

Freedom Short Truth

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction …What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Politics War Society

The man who fears losing has already …The man who fears losing has already lost.

Short Wisdom Fear

You never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their …You never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.

I don't think anyone ever gets over anything in life; they merely get used to …I don't think anyone ever gets over anything in life; they merely get used to it.

Life Pain Life lessons

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was …Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.

Freedom Short

When things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep …When things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.

Hurt

Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free …Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.

Inspirational

Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, …Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That's part of what it means to be alive.

Life Opportunity Feeling Possibility

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never …It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.

Light



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Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing …Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.

You don't know who is important to you until you actually lose …You don't know who is important to you until you actually lose them.

Short

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another …Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of …Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

Death Short

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's …I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

The fear of loss... it can destroy you as much as the loss …The fear of loss... it can destroy you as much as the loss itself.

Fear

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the …It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we …Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Death Love

Trust me I never lose. Either I win or learn from …Trust me I never lose. Either I win or learn from it

Short Trust Learning

Why is the measure of love …Why is the measure of love loss?

Love Short

Those who neither rejoice in pleasures nor despair in sorrows, neither lament for any loss nor …Those who neither rejoice in pleasures nor despair in sorrows, neither lament for any loss nor hanker for any gain, who renounce both good & evil deeds, such persons are dear to me

Bhagavad gita Pleasure

There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only …There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.

Love Time Memory

What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of …What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.

Life

No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the …No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

Freedom Experience

It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes …It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.

Life Short

If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then …If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it.

Pain

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of …Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Life Fear Power

With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we …With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have

Time

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around …Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.

Loneliness Love

what a luxury it was for people to hold their loved ones whenever they …what a luxury it was for people to hold their loved ones whenever they wanted

Love Short People

At the temple there is a poem called 'Loss' carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet …At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read loss, only feel it.

You never know what you have till you've lost …You never know what you have till you've lost it.

Short

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of …The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

Short Time

Rejection, though--it could make the loss of someone you weren't even that crazy about feel …Rejection, though--it could make the loss of someone you weren't even that crazy about feel gut-wrenching and world-ending.

Feeling

She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your …She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your life.

God Life

it is a sad truth in life that when someone has lost a loved one, friends sometimes avoid the …it is a sad truth in life that when someone has lost a loved one, friends sometimes avoid the person, just when the presence of friends is most needed.

Life Truth Friends

Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of …Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of ache. It doesn't magically go away, even when you stop officially mourning.

Mental suffering essentially comes from a loss of perspective as to what life is all …Mental suffering essentially comes from a loss of perspective as to what life is all about.

Life Perspective Mind Suffering

People who have truly, immensely loved each other are the ones who will handle the loss of the …People who have truly, immensely loved each other are the ones who will handle the loss of the loved one gracefully

Love

Fear is always of losing something. You can only lose limited aspects of life; you can never lose …Fear is always of losing something. You can only lose limited aspects of life; you can never lose its ultimate nature. Fear occurs because you are attached to your limitations; otherwise, there is no fear.

Life Fear

It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid …It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?

Fear Health Suffering

You couldn't have strength without weakness, you couldn't have light without dark, you couldn't …You couldn't have strength without weakness, you couldn't have light without dark, you couldn't have love without loss

Love Strength Light

Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is …Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.

Friendship Love Short Pain

The heaviness of loss in her heart hadn't eased, but there was room there for humour, …The heaviness of loss in her heart hadn't eased, but there was room there for humour, too.

Death Humor

How can you lose when you're doing …How can you lose when you're doing you?

Short

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be …How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.

Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at …Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair.

Love

my feet will want to walk to where you are sleeping but I shall go on …my feet will want to walk to where you are sleeping but I shall go on living.

Death Life

Issac: 'I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters.' Computer: 'I don't understand-' …Issac: "I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters." Computer: "I don't understand-" Issac: "Me neither. Pause"

Sadness

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart you had to …How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart you had to bury?