#forgets

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats. ↗

— Robert Trout

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Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#born #conscious #death #die #events

Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas - stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

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A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. ↗

— David McCullough

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The heart that has truly loved never forgets But as truly loves on to the close. ↗

— Thomas Moore

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The heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close. ↗

— Thomas More

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If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

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Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. ↗

— Jacques Prevert

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When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart. ↗

— Helen Rowland

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