Go forward with joyful confidence.
George EliotRead
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We keep the memory of our loved ones alive by remembering them.
This quote emphasizes the ongoing connection we have with those who have passed away. It suggests that as long as we continue to remember and honor the deceased, their presence remains felt in our lives. Forgetting them would mean the end of that bond, reinforcing the importance of memory and remembrance in our relationships.
Themes
MemoryRememberingLossGriefLove
In practice
Example use cases
During a memorial service, this quote could be shared to remind guests of the importance of remembrance.
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All quotes βYou must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you must not be ashamed of your work, and think it would be more honorable to you to be doing something else. You must have a pride in your own work and in learning to do it well.
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She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel β that she had to endure this wide hopeless yearning for that something, whatever it was, that was greatest and best on this earth.
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Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.
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I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
George EliotRead
Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them: they can be injured by us, they can be wounded; they know all our penitence, all our aching sense that their place is empty, all the kisses we bestow on the smallest relic of their presence.
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