“Only fools prefer the past!”

“A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.”

“The past may show the right way to behave if you live in the past, Stil, but circumstances change.”

“Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on luck. Logic is blind and often knows only its own past. Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.”

“It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.”

“It is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past.”

“When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.”