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Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Loss
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Losses loom larger than gains.
People are more motivated by potential loss than by potential gain.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The fire destroyed the building, but it couldn’t destroy the spirit of the library.
From The Library Book by Susan Orlean
To lose a work of art is to lose a piece of history.
From The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel
To truly empathize, we must confront our own experiences with pain and loss.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
We are more motivated by potential losses than by potential gains.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The walls held memories of lives lived and lost.
Every species lost is a thread pulled from the web of life.
The dead are not dead; they are our memories.
Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.
From The Essential Rumi by Jalal al-Din Rumi
To lose a culture is to lose a part of our humanity.
You must learn to take losses in stride.
From The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks
The thrill of the chase can overshadow the value of what is lost.