Quotes by Bygones Nor is it wiser to weep a true occasion lost, but trim our sails, and let old bygones be. Alfred Lord Tennyson bygones acceptance lost Let bygones be bygones. Christina Rossetti let-bygones-be-bygones bygones forgiveness Let bygones be bygones because everybody knew that forgiveness was divine. Lesley Kagen let-bygones-be-bygones bygones divine