Lost

Famous quotes containing the word lost:

“Nothing genuinely historical was ever lost in this country. For this reason we have two ruling parties: villains and fools.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

“The Americans have many virtues, but they have not Faith and Hope. I know no two words whose meaning is more lost sight of.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise ... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.”
—Allan Bloom (1930–1992)