Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
One faces the future with one's past.
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.
Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.
The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.
When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.