You'll see that, since our fate is ruled by chance,
Each man, unknowing, great,
Should frame life read more

You'll see that, since our fate is ruled by chance,
Each man, unknowing, great,
Should frame life so that at some future hour
Fact and his dreamings meet.

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

The present is big with the future.
[Fr., Le present est gros de l'avenir.]

The present is big with the future.
[Fr., Le present est gros de l'avenir.]

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

There is no past or future. Using tenses to divide time is like making chalk marks on water.

There is no past or future. Using tenses to divide time is like making chalk marks on water.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

The year goes wrong, and tares grow strong,
Hope starves without a crumb;
But God's time is read more

The year goes wrong, and tares grow strong,
Hope starves without a crumb;
But God's time is our harvest time,
And that is sure to come.