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Soothe the present as much as we may; look forward as hopefully as we…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms. (1871), p. 116.
English (original)
Soothe the present as much as we may; look forward as hopefully as we can to the future, still the dreadful past must overshadow us.
— Arthur Helps
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