We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.

Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.