Man… cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with him.
Past Quotes
What’s past is prologue. (The Tempest)
I fritter away My life much too fast, With fears for the future, And regrets for the past.
They spend their time mostly looking forward to the past.
Oh, cease! must hate and death return? Cease! must men kill and die? Cease! drain not to its dregs the urn Of bitter prophecy. The world is weary of the past, Oh, might it die or rest at last!
He who commends the brutalities of the past, sows the seeds of future crimes.
Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future.
The good of ancient times let others state, I think it lucky I was born so late.
They say you should not suffer through the past. You should be able to wear it like a loose garment, take it off and let it drop.
The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late.
