Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.
All the people I know have been conditioned by snobbery.
History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past.
The true snob never rests; there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon.
My past seems to be way more fascinating for people than my future, which bums me out.
It's not like I pretend the past doesn't exist or that I'm not proud to be a part of it.
It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.
People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it.
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
As failures go, attempting to recall the past is like claiming to grasp the meaning of existence. Both make one feel like a baby clutching at a basketball: one's palms keep sliding off.
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