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Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with read more
Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with him.
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.
The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
Study the past if you would divine the future.
Study the past if you would divine the future.
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live read more
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.
