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We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.
The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.
The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is
found in the effect was already in the read more
The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is
found in the effect was already in the cause.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
The good of other times let people state;
I think it lucky I was born so late.
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The good of other times let people state;
I think it lucky I was born so late.
[Lat., Prisca juvent alios; ego me nunc denique natum Gratulor.]
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up.
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
