Here comes Courage! that seized the lion absent, and run away from the present mouse

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

At the present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statements, but by capitalists

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.

The characteristic of the present age is craving credulity

Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; And neither fear nor wish the Approaches of the last. Learn of the skilful: He that teaches himself, hath a fool for his master.