Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye, and while we glide along the stream of time, whatever we leave behind us is always lessening, and that which we approach increasing in magnitude.

Samuel Johnson
About This Quote

When we’re young and our perspective is so limited, we assume that the things we once loved will always be there. We tend to project our emotions onto the things we love. We assume our favorite colors and memories will always be there. But time changes all of that. In the end, they may not be.

Source: The History Of Rasselas, Prince Of Abissinia

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