In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We have to keep an eye on the future with a sense of the past in every passing moment of the present.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
How we think about the future and the past determines everything about how we think about our situation as human beings.
If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.
Paying more heed to the lessons of the past might teach us to be a little more cautious about some of the political decisions taken today.
When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.
My view is that we cannot be ruled by fear. When we do that, we are not making ourselves see. We are not thinking things through. We are not looking at what works.
We must delve deep into history the better to engage a true dialogue of civilisations. Fear of the present can impose upon the past its own biased vision.
Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.