Quote by William Godwin
My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with wha

My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with what is to come or what has been. Of the present there is necessarily no image. – William Godwin

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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking. – William Godwin

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The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. – William Godwin

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Evolution never looks to the future. – Richard Dawkins

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Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold. – Margaret Fuller

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It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task. – Robert Kennedy

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We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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