Quote#Wisdom
"Let byegones be byegones,”—they foolishly say
Quote byMartin Farquhar Tupper · 1810–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ballads for the Times (1851), Byegones, l. 1-8.
English (original)
"Let byegones be byegones,”—they foolishly say, And bid me be wise and forget them; But old recollections are active to-day, And I can do nought but regret them; Though the present be pleasant, all joyous and gay, And promising well for the morrow, I love to look back on the years past away, Embalming my byegones in sorrow.
— Martin Farquhar Tupper
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