The less a man knows about the past and the present, the more insecure must prove to be his judgment of the future.
—Sigmund Freud, 1927Quotes
Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them; it is destiny which makes them prudent.
—Voltaire, 1764Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
—Book of Proverbs, c. 150 BCEvery man takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.
—Arthur Schopenhauer, 1851A change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1732The future, like everything else, is no longer quite what it used to be.
—Paul Valéry, 1931Fate leads the willing and drags along those who hang back.
—Cleanthes, c. 250 BCEvery saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
—Oscar Wilde, 1893I’ve seen the future, brother; it is murder.
—Leonard Cohen, 1992I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1816He alone who owns the youth gains the future.
—Adolf Hitler, 1935Time will reveal everything. It is a babbler and speaks even when not asked.
—Euripides, c. 425 BCMy interest is in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.
—Charles F. Kettering, 1946