better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- Meaning
Origin
From Alfred Tennyson's poem 'In Memoriam:21', 1850.
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Meaning and origin of phrases.
2013.
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