Walt(er) Whitman, 1819-1892
was an US poet
Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.
William Cowper, 1731-1800
was an English poet and translator
For 'tis a truth well known to most,That whatsoever thing is lost,We seek it, ere it comes to light,In every cranny but the right.
( “The Retired Cat” )