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Moving forward6 quotes
My mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on. — Forrest Gump · 1994Well, some things a man doesn't get over so easy. — Sean Thornton · 1952Having looked the beast of the past in the eye, having asked and received forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the past-not in order to forget it but in order not to allow it to imprison us. — Desmond Tutu · 1998If thou wilt ease thine heart
Of lover and all its smart
Then sleep, dear, sleep. — Thomas Lovell Beddoes · 1850Grief melts away
Like snow in May,
As if there were no such cold thing. — George Herbert · 1633When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller · 1929The past2 quotes
My mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on. — Forrest Gump · 1994Having looked the beast of the past in the eye, having asked and received forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the past-not in order to forget it but in order not to allow it to imprison us. — Desmond Tutu · 1998Broken heart1 quote
If thou wilt ease thine heart
Of lover and all its smart
Then sleep, dear, sleep. — Thomas Lovell Beddoes · 1850Getting over someone1 quote
Well, some things a man doesn't get over so easy. — Sean Thornton · 1952Grief1 quote
Grief melts away
Like snow in May,
As if there were no such cold thing. — George Herbert · 1633Letting go of the past1 quote
Having looked the beast of the past in the eye, having asked and received forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the past-not in order to forget it but in order not to allow it to imprison us. — Desmond Tutu · 1998Opportunities1 quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller · 1929Perspective1 quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller · 1929Sleep1 quote
If thou wilt ease thine heart
Of lover and all its smart
Then sleep, dear, sleep. — Thomas Lovell Beddoes · 1850Sleep as balm1 quote
If thou wilt ease thine heart
Of lover and all its smart
Then sleep, dear, sleep. — Thomas Lovell Beddoes · 1850