47 Quotes About Not Dwelling in the Past

Sometimes mistakes are made in our past. Finding a way to move past it is an important part of healing and recovery. These quotes about not dwelling in the past will encourage you to move on.

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Do not let your shadow walk you. You are not a slave of the past.”

“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”

“Everybody’s got a past. The past does not equal the future unless you live there.”

“Forget past mistakes and forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it.”

“Forget the past – the future will give you plenty to worry about.”

“Forgetting is something time alone takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of volition, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision.”

“Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.”

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

“Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.”

“I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”

“I don’t believe in forgetting the past, Because it’s always going to be a part of my life. But I can learn from it, accept it and move on.”

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”

“I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.”

“I think the secret to a happy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.”

“If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”

“If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.”

“I’m looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past.”

“In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself It will be a permanent Self, rooted in awareness and creativity. Once you have captured this, you have captured the world.”

“It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.”

“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

“Moving on isn’t forgetting the past, it’s learning from it.”

“Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.”

“Never forget the past, and hold no regrets for the mistakes you’ve made. forgetting the pastcan cause you to make the same mistakes again.”

“No man is rich enough to buy back his past.”

“One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.”

“Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.”

“People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn’t.”

“Rather than wasting time on yesterday that is gone, it is better to invest your time in tomorrow that is not yet born.”

“Sometimes you have to forget what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next.”

“The beauty of the past is that it is the past. The beauty of the now is to know it. The beauty of the future is to see where one is going.”

“The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.”

“The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.”

“The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.”

“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”

“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”

“The sadness in your heart is a yesterday you can no longer see, so put it behind you and walk always forward.”

“There is a time for departure, even when there is no certain place to go.”

“There is no past that we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an eternally new now that builds and creates itself out of the Best as the past withdraws.”

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”

“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.”

“Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories.”

“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”

“You’re just another story I can’t tell anymore.”

One of the worst things you can do in life is have regret for your regrets.