I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.

Daniel Boone (c.1734-1820) American pioneer

(Attributed)

Variants:

• "I can't say as ever I was lost, but I was bewildered once for three days." (J. Faragher, Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (1993))
• "I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days." (Missouri: A Guide to the "Show Me" State (The WPA Guide to Missouri) (1941)