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Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard.
Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard.
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.
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.
The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.
The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.
'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows before.
'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows before.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
Certain signs precede certain events.
[Lat., Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt.]
Certain signs precede certain events.
[Lat., Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt.]
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
