How ungenerously in later
How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation. Evelyn Waugh
Retrospect
Christian history looks glorious
Christian history looks glorious in retrospect; but it is made up of constant hard choices and unattractive tasks, accepted under the pressure of the Will of God. Evelyn Underhill
I enjoyed mathematics from
I enjoyed mathematics from a very young age. At the beginning of college, I had this illusion, which was kind of silly in retrospect, that if I just understood math and physics and philosophy, I could figure out everything else from first principles. Erez Lieberman Aiden
And there\\’s always retrospect
And there’s always retrospect to light a clearer path. Emily Saliers
September\\’s Baccalaureate A
September’s Baccalaureate A combination is Of Crickets – Crows – and Retrospects And a dissembling Breeze That hints without assuming – An Innuendo sear That makes the Heart put up its Fun And turn Philosopher. Emily Dickinson
The last of Summer
The last of Summer is Delight – Deterred by Retrospect. ‘Tis Ecstasy’s revealed Review – Enchantment’s Syndicate. To meet it – nameless as it is – Without celestial Mail – Audacious as without a Knock To walk within the Veil. Emily Dickinson
Even a saint may
Even a saint may take pleasure, in retrospect, in having been once desired Ellis Peters
In retrospect, the past
In retrospect, the past seems not one existence with a continuous flow of years and events that follow each other in logical sequence, but a life periodically dividing into entirely separate compartments. Change of surroundings, interests, pursuits, has made it seem actually more like different incarnations. Eleanor Robson Belmont
No endeavor that is
No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect. Edward Teller
It is difficult to
It is difficult to understand why statisticians commonly limit their inquiries to Averages, and do not revel in more comprehensive views. Their souls seem as dull to the charm of variety as that of the native of one of our flat English counties, whose retrospect of Switzerland was that, if its mountains could be thrown … Read more