Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.
God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.
The future has a way of arriving unannounced.
The future is no more uncertain than the present.
For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
America’s future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.
Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
In this bright future you can’t forget your past.
We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
Without forgiveness, there’s no future.
When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?
They gave each other a smile with a future in it.
I have no plans, and no plans to plan.
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
