Now the question is, is to have had and lost
Better than not having at [all]
from Jay-Z – "Grammy Family" Freestyle Lyrics on Rap Genius
Meaning
A materialistic spin on Tennyson’s famous phrase from his 1850 poem In Memoriam:
Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
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