Who said “Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.”?

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Robert Frost. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Ingenuities of Debt", l. 4

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Frost, R. (n.d.). Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27121-take-care-to-sell-your-horse-before-he/

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Frost, Robert. “Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27121-take-care-to-sell-your-horse-before-he/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Frost, Robert. “Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27121-take-care-to-sell-your-horse-before-he/.

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