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Quote by Henri Bergson
The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause. – Henri Bergson

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Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom. – Henri Bergson

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To perceive means to immobilize… we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself. – Henri Bergson

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As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebodys good old days. – Gerald Barzan

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One must always maintain ones connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort. – Gaston Bachelard

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A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular you dont find it, but something falls out at the back that is often more interesting. – James Barrie

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Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Dont count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it! – Edwin C. Bliss

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