You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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 next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
Don't brood on the past, but don't forget it either.
Don't brood on the past, but don't forget it either.
O, to bring back the great Homeric time,
The simple manners and the deed sublime:
When the read more
O, to bring back the great Homeric time,
The simple manners and the deed sublime:
When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate,
Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,
You have to know the past to understand the present.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.