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'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.
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot read more
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
A fixed image of the future is in the worst sense a historical.
A fixed image of the future is in the worst sense a historical.
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.
A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.
[Lat., Prudens futuri temporis exitum
Caliginosa nocte premit read more
A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.
[Lat., Prudens futuri temporis exitum
Caliginosa nocte premit deus.]
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.
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.