yesterday is gone
English
Alternative forms
Proverb
- It is impossible to change or to relive what has already happened.
- 1873, Francis Bourdillon, The Odd Five Minutes; Or, Short Chapters on Serious Subjects, Religious Tract Society, p. 108 (Google books):
- Yesterday is gone indeed, and gone never to return.
- 1945, American Farm Youth, Volumes 11-12, p. 28 (Google snippet view):
- Yesterday is gone; yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. Gone with it are its mistakes and cares, its aches and pains, its faults and blunders.
- 2010 April 25, Mark Vernon, "Ideas for modern living: Carpe diem," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 10 July 2017):
- Today is the day when we can enjoy life, for yesterday is gone, and tomorrow never comes.
- 2017 March 31, John Meyer, "Seeking to bring hope to those with cancer, Littleton man heads to North Pole," Denver Post (retrieved 10 July 2017):
- I wake up every morning and tell myself, "There's nothing I can do about yesterday, yesterday is gone."
- 1873, Francis Bourdillon, The Odd Five Minutes; Or, Short Chapters on Serious Subjects, Religious Tract Society, p. 108 (Google books):
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