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George Santayana Quote – A Country Of Madmen

“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.” – George Santayana

“Don’t worry about the people in your past. There is a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.”

“The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” – William Faulkner

“It is possible to dispel time, to see simultaneously all the past, present and future, and then everything is good, and everything is perfect.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“Never allow your past to affect who you are today.”

“The past is not an obstacle, just a force exerted against my back.”

“The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.” – Robertson Davies