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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.
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.
No traces left of all the busy scene,
But that remembrances says: The things have been.
No traces left of all the busy scene,
But that remembrances says: The things have been.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
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 age of chivalry is gone.--That of sophisters, economists and
calculators has succeeded.
The age of chivalry is gone.--That of sophisters, economists and
calculators has succeeded.
Look back, and smile on perils past.
Look back, and smile on perils past.
