Quote
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Note
This famous line from Tennyson's elegy for his friend Arthur Hallam argues that the pain of loss is preferable to never experiencing love. It's an internal standard: the value of love lies in the experience itself, not in permanence or possession. Even when love ends in grief, it enriches and deepens us. The line offers consolation to those mourning, suggesting that having loved—despite the cost—is a gift, not a regret.