There was the Door to which I found no key;
There was the Veil through which I might not read more

There was the Door to which I found no key;
There was the Veil through which I might not see.

That what will come, and must come, shall come well.

That what will come, and must come, shall come well.

A fixed image of the future is in the worst sense a historical.

A fixed image of the future is in the worst sense a historical.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Certain signs precede certain events.
[Lat., Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt.]

Certain signs precede certain events.
[Lat., Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt.]

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and to take as a
gift whatever the day brings read more

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and to take as a
gift whatever the day brings forth.
[Lat., Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere: et
Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit, lucro
Appone.]

'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows before.

'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows before.