Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Satchel Paige

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Topic

Dwelling on the past Looking back The past

Author

Satchel Paige

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Baseball player Athlete

From

United States

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Citation

Page, Satchel. Quoted in "The Fabulous Satchel Page." Written by Richard Donovan. Collier's, 5 Jun. 1953.

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If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Jacques Barzun

The House of Intellect

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Topic
Feeling alive Nature of life Life

Author

Jacques Barzun
Source
The House of Intellect
Language
English
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Barzun, Jacques. The House of Intellect. Harper & Brothers, 1959, ch. 6.

Another quote about The past

For the one thing even God cannot do is change the past.

Agathon

Quoted in The Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle

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Topic
God's power God Changing the past The past
Speaker
Agathon

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Agathon. Quoted in Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics], written by Aristotle. c. 350 BC, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Agathon. Quoted in Nicomachean Ethics, written by Aristotle, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing Company, 2019, bk. 6, ch. 2.