“We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.”– Joseph Joubert Related Quotes “In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.”– Stendhal “The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people’s children.”– Marian Wright Edelman “If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.”– Joyce Meyer