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When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

Michel de Montaigne “Annotated Essays of Michel de Montaigne with English Grammar Exercises: by Michel de Montaigne (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)”, Powell Publications, LLC

A truth that is merely handed on, without being thought anew from its very foundations, has lost its vital power.

Hans Urs von Balthasar (1993). “Razing the Bastions: On the Church in this Age”, p.18, Ignatius Press

Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.

Quoted in Louis Untermeyer, Robert Frost: A Backward Look (1964)

I went to lose a jolly, Hour on the trolley, And lost my heart instead...

"Song: The Trolley Song". Performed in the musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis" by Judy Garland, November 22, 1944.

You have to let the viewers come away with their own conclusions. If you dictate what they should think, you've lost it.

"Presidential Medal of Freedom". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 16, 2000.

Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.

H. Jackson Brown Jr., Rochelle Pennington (2001). “Highlighted in Yellow: A Short Course In Living Wisely And Choosing Well”, p.73, Harper Collins

Nothing that is of real value can be lost, only the false dissolves.

"When The Comfort Zone Becomes Uncomfortable" by Suza Scalora, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 22, 2015.

Once you tell your first lie, the first time you lie for him, you are in it with him, and then you are lost.

Anita Shreve (1999). “Strange Fits of Passion: A Novel”, p.133, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

John Bradshaw (2013). “Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child”, p.5, Bantam