Look back, and smile on perils past.

Look back, and smile on perils 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.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

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.

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.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.

Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.

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.]

Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".

Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".