Cand ne ducem viata intr-o ocupatie linistita si avem de-a face numai cu ceea ce-i mai apropiat si cotidian, pierdem sentimentul pentru ceea ce-i absent; abia daca putem crede ca in departare amintirea noastra mai dureaza si ca anumite tonuri din trecut mai au ecou.
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What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; (Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood)