You cannot lose what you never had

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Look for a thing until you find it and you’ll not lose your labor Look for a thing until you find it and you’ll not lose your labor
Losing comes of winning money Losing comes of winning money
Deviate an inch, lose a thousand miles Deviate an inch, lose a thousand miles
The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain

Chinese sayings and proverbs