O Passado

Martinus Rørbye, The Surgeon with Wife and Daughter (1829, Ribe Kunstmuseum)

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«Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it».

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George Santayana.

Enquanto ainda é Verão

Martinus Rørbye, Entrance to an Inn in the Praestegarden at Hillested (1844, Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

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"The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change."

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E.B. White, Charlotte's Web.

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Nota Pessoal: Espero que não venham aí dias tristes (apesar da chuva e do frio que costumam acompanhar a chegada do Outono), e mudança, se houver, que seja para melhor. Hoje lembrei-me desta canção:

Em louvor da esperança

A pensar no meu tio, João Matos e Silva, que espero sinceramente que melhore.

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Martinus Rørbye, Scene near Sorrento overlooking the Sea (1835, Nivaagaards Malerisamling)

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«I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.»

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Robert Fulghum.

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