'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
- 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Prov. Love is such an important experience that even the pain of losing someone you love is better than not having loved that person. (A line from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, “In Memoriam A. H. H.”) •
Tom: I've been so miserable since Nancy and I broke up. I wish I'd never met her. Fred: Come on, now—'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
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