The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

过去、现在和未来之间的区别只是一种顽固而持久的幻觉。

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

幸福的第一个秘诀是:避免对过去进行太长时间的沉思。

The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind.

肉体独自承受现在的风暴;过去的、未来的以及现在的思想。暴食是一种精神上的欲望。

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.

过去的教训在当代被称为代沟的对立中被忽视和抹杀。

The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

过去的水磨不动。

The one thing we know today is we can't continue to do business the way we have in the past.

我们今天知道的一件事是，我们不能再像过去那样做生意了。

The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.

阻止过去的唯一办法就是在它发生之前阻止它。

The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present.

对过去的知识的唯一运用是为现在做准备。

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

过去确实发生过，但历史只是别人写下来的。

The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.

过去成为我们现在的一种结构，一种氛围。

The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased, it can only be accepted.

过去无法改变、遗忘、编辑或抹去，只能接受。

The past does not equal the future.

过去不等于未来。

The past doesn't just disappear after it's happened.

过去不会在它发生后就消失。

The past feels distant even when it's near and the future seems assured even though it isn't.

过去即使近在眼前也会让人觉得遥远，而未来即使并不遥远也会让人觉得确定。

The past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whatever form. Both are illusions.

过去给了你一个身份，而未来拥有救赎的希望，以任何形式实现。都是幻想。