"It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words."
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"I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found."
"Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required."
"The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind."
"Everything that is not given is lost."
"We have lost the art of sharing and caring."
"My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself."
"traditions that have lost their meaning are the hardest of all to destroy."
"The true purpose of yoga is to discover that aspect of your being that can never be lost."
"Time lost is time not filled, time left empty."
"Do studies, not pictures. Know when you are licked - start another. Be alive, stop when your interest is lost."
"Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost."
"No more misquoted forms, lost invoices, redundant entries, missing checks, or delays caused by incomplete paperwork."
"I was at awards shows and felt really lost so it was good to play someone who was really lost."
"If I lost my job, I'd get a job at McDonald's."
"He pleaded so much that he lost his voice. His bones began to fill with words."
"If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost."
"Resisted temptations become lost opportunities."
"A madman is not someone who has lost his reason but someone who has lost everything but his reason"
"Religions get lost as people do."