. . . So often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
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. . . So often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

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.

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?

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.]

Some day Love shall claim his own
Some day Right ascend his throne,
Some day hidden Truth read more

Some day Love shall claim his own
Some day Right ascend his throne,
Some day hidden Truth be known;
Some day--some sweet day.

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step read more

The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.

That what will come, and must come, shall come well.

That what will come, and must come, shall come well.