Better belly burst than good liquor be lost. Jonathan Swift
There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return. Dag Hammarskjöld
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Elizabeth Bishop
Virginity can be lost in one night. Korean Proverb
He that is won with a nut, may be lost with an apple. Galician Proverb
Love is too rare to be lost on jealousy. Mexican Proverb