Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.


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Today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present - Bil Keane
BIL KEANE
Yesterday was the past. Tomorrow is the future. Today is a gift, that why it's called the present.
BIL KEANE
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