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.

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the read more

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.

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.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

Dear Land to which Desire forever flees;
Time doth no present to our grasp allow,
Say in read more

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?

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

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

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind read more

When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today