In response to a dinner companion who had bet that she could persuade Coolidge to talk to her (in later versions, to say at least three words to her)
According to Quote Investigator http://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/01/10/few-words, this story originated in a speech made at an Associated Press luncheon in 1924. Coolidge responded to the speech by declaring that the story was "without any foundation".
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“If you lose money you lose much,
If you lose friends you lose more,
If you lose faith you lose all.”
My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns 1936-62
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“When you lose your temper, you lose a friend. When you lie, you lose yourself.”
Harvest Moon
“You never lose by loving, you lose by holding back.”
Variant: You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
Source: Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul
“You don't lose when you lose fake friends.”
“Consciously risk the loss of something before losing it, and you will lose the fear of losing it.”
1500 Ways to Escape the Human Jungle
“You lose your immortality when you lose your memory.”
Source: Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
“You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”
Source: A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose
