Quote by Paul Valery

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it

Summary

This quote implies that the present era is different from previous years because our expectations for the future have shifted. It suggests that there is a sense of uncertainty or disappointment in contemporary times because the future has changed in some fundamental way and may not hold the same promise or certainty as it once did. It highlights the contrast between how the future was envisioned or anticipated in the past versus the reality of today's future, which may be less predictable or fulfilling.

Topics

Future

By Paul Valery

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstr

If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard.

Health

Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs; being purg'd,

Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs; being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears; what is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall, and a preserving sweet.

William Shakespeare

Romance

Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show tha

Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan.

Diet

You had no right to be born; for you make no use of life. In

You had no right to be born; for you make no use of life. Instead of living for, in, and with yourself, as a reasonable being ought, you seek only to fasten your feebleness on some other person's strength.

Charlotte Bronte

Insects

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.

Life God Hope Motivational Inspirational Observation Appreciation Compassion Journey

When bureaucrats talk about increasing our 'access' to x, y

When bureaucrats talk about increasing our 'access' to x, y or z, what they're really talking about is increasing exponentially their control over our lives. As it is with the government health care takeover, so it is with the newly approved government plan to 'increase' Internet 'access.'

Michelle Malkin

Health

As for style, there is something about the way musicians dre

As for style, there is something about the way musicians dress-they seem to be able to create their own world within their fashion alone.

Alone

I was the true future. I understood Communism better than th

I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.

Future

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and univ

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred.

Henry Ward Beecher

Hate

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just g

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.

Inspirational Productivity Writing

The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be.

The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be.

Future

Would you approve of your young sons, young daughters -- bec

Would you approve of your young sons, young daughters -- because girls can read as well as boys -- reading this book? Is it a book that you would have lying around in your own house? Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or your servants to read?

Mervyn GriffithJones

Censorship