You Lose Only The Things You Have

Never Say Of Anything I Have Lost It, Only Say That I Have Given It Back.

Never In Any Case Say I Have Lost Such A Thing, But I Have Returned It. Is Your Child Dead? It Is A Return. Is Your Wife Dead? It Is A Return. Are You Deprived Of Your Estate? Is Not This Also A Return?

Keep Silence For The Most Part, And Speak Only When You Must, And Then Briefly.

Nothing Great Is Produced Suddenly, Since Not Even The Grape Or The Fig Is. If You Say To Me Now That You Want A Fig, I Will Answer To You That It Requires Time: Let It Flower First, Then Put Forth Fruit, And Then Ripen.

It Doesn't Take Much To Lose Everything, Just A Little Departure From Reason