If you want to take it away, you must give it to you. ——Lao Tzu

If you fish from the lake, won’t you gain something? But next year there will be no fish; if you burn the crops to cultivate the fields, won’t you gain something? And next year there will be no beasts. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot.

——"Historical Records"

In the world, when it is difficult to gain, it is difficult to lose; when it is easy to gain, it is also difficult to lose. ——Su Guo

If you see small profits, big things will not happen. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Those who have a big camp will not care about small names; those who have a far-reaching plan will spend a lot of money and be short-term. ——"Northern History"

Life is also what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness. ——"Mencius"

Some people want to get more things because of greed, but lose everything they have now. ——Aesop

I would rather suffer a loss noblely than gain despicably.

——Sirus

What is lost in fire can be gained in ashes. ——Danish Proverb

There is no doubt that losses are sometimes more beneficial than losses. ——Plautus

You can’t make a cake without breaking eggs. ——Russian proverb

If you buy something cheap, you will lose your money in vain.

——British proverb