A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.

A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.

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.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

And better skilled in dark events to come.

And better skilled in dark events to come.

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.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

The future ain't what it used to be.

The future ain't what it used to be.

The future will be better tomorrow

The future will be better tomorrow

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.