When I compare <br />What I have lost with what I have gained, <br />What I have missed with what attained, <br />Little room do I find for pride. <br /> <br />I am aware <br />How many days have been idly spent; <br />How like an arrow the good intent <br />Has fallen short or been turned aside. <br /> <br />But who shall dare <br />To measure loss and gain in this wise? <br />Defeat may be victory in disguise; <br />The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.<br /><br />Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-harbour-loss-and-gain/
