Skandapurana 5.100.97_8

5.100.97_8

naṣṭaṃ mṛtamatītaṃ ca ye śocanti kubuddhayaḥ ..
dhīrāṇāṃ tu purā rājannaṣṭaṃ naṣṭaṃ mṛtaṃ mṛtam .. 34 ..

Foolish are those who grieve for what is lost, dead, and departed. / But for the steadfast in the past, O king, what was lost was lost, and what was dead was dead.”