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• A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lo
  for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost....
• A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. -- Goethe
• Because of the greatness of the Shah, Iran is an island of stability in the Middle East.
  -- Jimmy Carter, 31 December 1977...
• A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.
  Every day sends to their graves obscure men whom timidity prevented from making a first effort....
• A lost property office is for people to return things they find and don't want.
• Innocence, innocence, innocence lost, All souls want it back, some uncover the cost.
  Innocence, innocence, innocence lost, Break free, look at me, is your innocence lost?...
• He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune
  for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....
• No Books are lost by lending except those you particularly want to keep.
  -- Atwood's Fourteenth Corollary...
• She: Why do you want me to hold your earlobes when we kiss?
  He: I once lost my wallet kissing, and it's not going to happen again....