“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”
“Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.”
“Life only makes any sense if we can see time how God does. Past, present, and future all at once.”
“Can one make the future a substitute for the present? And what guarantee have we that the future will be any better if we neglect the present?”
“For the past is passed and will never return, the future we know not, and only the present can be called our own.”
“It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we can change. Learning the lessons of the past is the only way to shape the present and the future.”