Some wee short hour ayont the twal.

Some wee short hour ayont the twal.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Behind, he hears Time's iron gates close faintly,
He is now far from them;
For he has read more

Behind, he hears Time's iron gates close faintly,
He is now far from them;
For he has reached the city of the saintly,
The New Jerusalem.

Laurel crowned Horatius
True, how true the saying,
Swift as wind flies over us
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Laurel crowned Horatius
True, how true the saying,
Swift as wind flies over us
Time devouring, slaying.
[Lat., Lauriger Horatius
Quam dixisti verum;
Fugit curo citius
Tempus edax rerum.]

I have never seen someone unafraid of the future, not worried about the present and someone who doesn't want to read more

I have never seen someone unafraid of the future, not worried about the present and someone who doesn't want to go back to the past and correct their mistakes.

My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.

My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.

Backward, flow backward, O full tide of years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears,
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Backward, flow backward, O full tide of years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears,
Toil without recompense--tears all in vain,
Take them and give me my childhood again.
I have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.