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In this bright future you can't forget your past.
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
Dear Land to which Desire forever flees;
Time doth no present to our grasp allow,
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Dear Land to which Desire forever flees;
Time doth no present to our grasp allow,
Say in the fixed Eternal shall we seize
At last the fleeting Now?
Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature. Never is life so low or so little as when occupied read more
Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature. Never is life so low or so little as when occupied with the present.
Look not mournfully into the Past; it comes not back again.
Wisely improve the Present; it is thine.
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Look not mournfully into the Past; it comes not back again.
Wisely improve the Present; it is thine.
Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly
heart.
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act,--act in the living Present!
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Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act,--act in the living Present!
Heart within and God o'erhead.
Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by read more
Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by looking in the rearview mirror.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.
The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.