We always live at the time we live and not at some other time, and onl…

John Dewey
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We always live at the time we live and not at some other time, and only by extracting at each present time the full meaning of each present experience are we prepared for doing the same thing in the future. ✨ John Dewey (1998). Experience and Education, 60th Anniversary Edition, p.51, Kappa Delta Pi
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