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“O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!”

Age Loss Enemy Sight Blind Complaining Chains Thee Blindness Dungeons Decrepit Beggary

Author:John Milton

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

Source: The Counterfeiters: A Novel

“But mark, madam, we live amongst riddles and mysteries--the most obvious things, which come in our way, have dark sides, which thequickest sight cannot penetrate into; and even the clearest and most exalted understandings amongst us find ourselves puzzled and at a loss in almost every cranny of nature's works.”

Way Understanding Sides Dark Loss Knowledge Mystery Sight Mark Obvious Skepticism Penetrate Dark Side Exalted Riddle Puzzled Obvious Things

Book:Works, Containing the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent: A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Sermons, Letters and C

Source: Works, Containing the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent: A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Sermons, Letters and C

“The loss of my sight was a great fillip. If I could go deaf and dumb I think I might pant on to be a hundred.”

Ifs Thinking Might Loss Hundred Sight Aging Dumb If I Could Blindness Deaf Deaf And Dumb

Book:The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett

Source: The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett

“I have never worked for fame or praise, and shall not feel their loss as I otherwise would. I have never for a moment lost sight of the humble life I was born to, its small environments, and the consequently little right I had to expect much of myself, and shall have the less to censure, or upbraid myself with for the failures I must see myself make.”

Feels Littles Moments Lost Born Loss Environment Humility Failure Fame Sight Praise Humble Censure Upbraid

Author:Clara Barton

“There is a big difference to someone being born with vision loss, to a kid having vision loss, to a senior having macular degeneration and losing their sight.”

Bigs Kids Born Differences Loss Vision Losing Sight Senior Degeneration

Author:Marla Runyan

“It's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it.”

Important Facts Loses Loss Pieces Sight Grieving

Author:Michelle Obama

“When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.”

Matter Loss Walks Principles Honor Advantage Sight Sake Walk By Faith

Book:Morning & Evening

Source: Morning & Evening

“Losses do that. One life-loss can infect the whole of a life. Like a rash that wears through our days, our sight becomes peppered with black voids. Now everywhere we look, we only see all that isn’t: holes, lack, deficiency.”

Looks Whole Black Loss Sight Holes Void Deficiency

Book:One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

Source: One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are