PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we ha…

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PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance... The Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one - the knowledge and the dream. ✨ The Devil's Dictionary. Book by Ambrose Bierce, 1911.
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PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance... The Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one - the knowledge and the dream. ✨ The Devil's Dictionary. Book by Ambrose Bierce, 1911.

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