Go forward with joyful confidence.
George EliotRead
How unspeakably the lengthening of memories in common endears our old friends!
Interpretation
What this quote means
Shared memories strengthen bonds with old friends over time.
This quote by George Eliot highlights the profound connection that develops through shared experiences with friends. As time goes by, the memories we create together become more precious, enhancing our affection for those who have been part of our lives for a long time.
Themes
MemoriesFriendshipTimeBondExperiences
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a toast at a reunion with old friends.
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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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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.
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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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