Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done
with, and the future is uncertain.
Marcus Aurelius
with, and the future is uncertain.
Marcus Aurelius
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of the future,
and at that other limitless space, the past. -- Marcus... - The future is no more uncertain than the
present... - Man spends his life in reasoning on the past,
in complaining of the present,
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lies..... - That which makes the man no worse than he was makes his life no worse:
it has no power to harm, without or within. -- Marcus... - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
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Marcus...
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The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community...
