You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
Arthur AsheIf you lose sight of the smaller accomplishments, you end up with an imbalance in your life.
Alexander McCall SmithHow shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?
Alexander PopePoets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
Edmund Waller