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.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.
Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.
If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment the time is always now.
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
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.
I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future.
Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.
I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
But I dare not think too far into the future on the risk that I'll miss the present.
The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future it is something you design for the present.
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.
I'll never stop dreaming that one day we can be a real family, together, all of us laughing and talking, loving and understanding, not looking at the past but only to the future.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.