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.]

Study the past, if you would divine the future.rn

Study the past, if you would divine the future.rn

You can never tell what the future has in store for you.

You can never tell what the future has in store for you.

With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.

With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.

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 never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

Some day Love shall claim his own
Some day Right ascend his throne,
Some day hidden Truth read more

Some day Love shall claim his own
Some day Right ascend his throne,
Some day hidden Truth be known;
Some day--some sweet day.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

There shall be no more snow
No weary noontide heat,
So we lift our trusting eyes
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There shall be no more snow
No weary noontide heat,
So we lift our trusting eyes
From the hills our Fathers trod:
To the quiet of the skies:
To the Sabbath of our God.