One could never remember himself in eternity by the mere fact of having loved or hated any more than by that of having thirsted; love and hate have n… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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One could never remember himself in eternity by the mere fact of having loved or hated any more than by that of having thirsted; love and hate have no more individuality in them than single waves in the ocean;—but the accidents or trivial marks which distinguished those whom we loved or hated make their memory our own forever, and with it that of our own personality also.