Sometimes, you have to almost lose something before you really appreciate what you have.

Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

I don’t know how to put it but men don’t really appreciate what they have until they lose it

If you cannot appreciate what you don’t have before you have it, you will not appreciate it after you have it. Period. We thrive on the idea of being able to change our surroundings to suit our needs, and we promise ourselves to change so many things once we finally get that one wish.

You don't know what you have until you lose it.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost. — G. K. CHESTERTON T

it takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it, to know what true freedom is

The loss of a thing affects us until we have lost it altogether.

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.

Everything you lose becomes something you are profoundly grateful for. With time, you see that it was not the path. It was what was standing in your way.

To appreciate something fully, picture losing it.
Imagine losing your freedom, reputation, money, and home.
Imagine losing your ability to see, hear, walk, or talk.
Imagine the people you love dying tomorrow.
Never take them for granted.