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The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.
Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
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.
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will read more
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will teach thee soon the truth,
"There are no birds in last year's nest."
