Perspective on the Past

You change the past when you change the way you see it.
- Alan Cohen

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton

He who spends time regretting the past,
loses the present and risks the future.
- Quevedo

Oh yes, the past can hurt.
But, you can either run from it or, learn from it.
- the movie The Lion King

History is a vast early warning system.
- Norman Cousins
[Reading about the unemployment, economic disparity, and political polarization of the 1890s is a great background for gaining a new perspective on today's events.]

Study the past, if you would divine the future.
- Confucius

Live life with no regrets and no resentments.
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others. Choose love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Learning From History

Release the Past

Historical Perspective

Take Charge of Your Life

Step Back

New Eyes

History

Past

Perspective