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 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her 
cunning.  
 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her 
cunning. 
All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.
All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.
We may with advantage forget what we know.
We may with advantage forget what we know.
 The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the 
names of their founders.  
 The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the 
names of their founders. 
 The tumult and the shouting dies,
 The captains and the kings depart;
  Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
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 The tumult and the shouting dies,
 The captains and the kings depart;
  Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
   A humble and a contrite heart.
    Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet
     Lest we forget,--lest we forget. 
A man must get a thing before he can forget it.
A man must get a thing before he can forget it.
 It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know.
 [Lat., Etiam oblivisci quod scis interdum expedit.]  
 It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know.
 [Lat., Etiam oblivisci quod scis interdum expedit.] 
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
 God and the Doctor we alike adore
 But only when in danger, not before;
  The danger o'er, read more 
 God and the Doctor we alike adore
 But only when in danger, not before;
  The danger o'er, both are alike requited,
   God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted.