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 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.

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is read more

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in read more

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.

With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.

Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act,--act in the living Present!
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Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act,--act in the living Present!
Heart within and God o'erhead.