One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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Nationality: French Type: Philosopher Born: June 27, 1884 Death: October 16, 1962 |
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past.

