#forgets

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

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The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. ↗

— Rebecca West

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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

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A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring. ↗

— William Alexander

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As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly. ↗

— Sylvia Ashton-Warner

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If a country forgets where it came from, how will its people know who they are? ↗

— Patrick Buchanan

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Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them. ↗

— Ogden Nash

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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. ↗

— Sallust

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The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is. ↗

— E. F. Schumacher

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