--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I declare That later on, Even in an age…" description: "\"“I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own, Someone will remember who we are.”\" — Sappho" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png" --- # I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own… ![“I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own, Someone will remember who we are.” quote by Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png) > ““I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own, Someone will remember who we are.”” [Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sappho/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A future generation will recall our identity despite temporal distance and cultural change. **In simple terms:** Future will remember us. Key Takeaway Preserve your legacy. Themes memory legacy time Mood reflective hopeful Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - cultural preservation - family histories - archival work - education - public monuments Key Concepts historical continuity collective memory Questions to Reflect On - How do we ensure accurate remembrance? - What stories define us? 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But now she is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/sardis-often-turning-her-thoughts-here-you-like-a-goddess-and-in-your/) [Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sappho/) > [“Kuu laskenut ja Seulaset On keskiyö, minun aikani on ohi Nukun yksin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/kuu-laskenut-ja-seulaset-on-keskiy-minun-aikani-on-ohi-nukun-yksin/) [Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sappho/) > [“But thou shalt ever lie dead nor shall there be any remembrance of thee then or ever, for thou hast none of the roses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/but-thou-shalt-ever-lie-dead-nor-shall-there-be-any-remembrance-of/) [Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sappho/) > [Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. 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Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wolff/memory-is-funny-once-you-hit-a-vein-the-problem-is-not-how-to/) [Tobias Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wolff/) > [Once upon a time. Ah forget it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/once-upon-a-time-ah-forget-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I am told many children block out the memory of trauma. 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It keeps things for you, or hides things from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/your-memory-is-a-monster-you-forget-it-doesn-t-it-simply-files-things/) [John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/) > [My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/my-first-olympics-memory-was-watching-haile-gebrselassie-in-sydney/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-brinsley-sheridan/that-old-man-dies-prematurely-whose-memory-records-no-benefits/) [Richard Brinsley Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-brinsley-sheridan/) > [My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/my-greatest-memories-as-a-kid-were-playing-sports-with-my-dad-and/) [Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/) > [What’s the use of remembering anything? If it was unpleasant it was unpleasant and if it was pleasant it’s over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-dundy/what-s-the-use-of-remembering-anything-if-it-was-unpleasant-it-was/) [Elaine Dundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-dundy/) > [Always remember a little thing can change everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/always-remember-a-little-thing-can-change-everything/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If God knows me I will never forget him](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trunxbeats/if-god-knows-me-i-will-never-forget-him/) Trunxbeats [Browse all 12,248 Memory quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memory/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own, Someone will remember who we are.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sappho" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-unlike-our-own-someone-will/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Memory" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-unlike-our-own-someone-will/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sappho-4562_memory_i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-u_2409921.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I declare That later on, Even in an age unlike our own, Someone will remember who we are.” — Sappho", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Sappho", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sappho/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“I declare That later on, Even...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-unlike-our-own-someone-will/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sappho/i-declare-that-later-on-even-in-an-age-unlike-our-own-someone-will/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```