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The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.
The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will read more
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will teach thee soon the truth,
"There are no birds in last year's nest."
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.
Gone--glimmering through the dream of things that were.
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up.
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up.