“Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad”

“For if the darkness and corruption leaveA vestige of the thoughts that once I had,Better by far you should forget and smileThan that you should remember and be sad.”

“RememberRemember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand,Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.Remember me when no more, day by day, You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understandIt will be late to counsel then or pray.Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.”

“Far better that false hope should lull you,Than that sheer blackness yawn at you”

“Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.”

“Often in life we forget the things we should remember and remember the things we should forget.”