Things said or done long years ago, Or things I did not do or say But thought that I might say or do, Weigh me down, and not a day But something is recalled, My conscience or my vanity appalled.
Past Quotes
The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Say not, “Why were the former days better than this?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. (Ecclesiastes 7:10)
May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
Living in the past has one thing in its favor – it’s cheaper.
Remember the past and you’ll lose an eye. Forget the past and you’ll lose two.
Filing is concerned with the past; anything you actually need to see again has to do with the future.
The past: it is history. Make the present good and the past will take care of itself.
