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title: "17 Use Past Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Use Past quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Use Past sayings and thoughts."
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> [Use your past as one of your mentors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/use-your-past-as-one-of-your-mentors/)

[Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/)

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> [“Don't let people use your past to dictate your future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajah-e-smart/don-t-let-people-use-your-past-to-dictate-your-future/)

[Rajah E Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajah-e-smart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/rajah-e-smart-271255_dictate_don-t-let-people-use-your-past-to-dictat_2380777.jpg)

> [Use your past successes as a trampoline, not an easy chair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-jackson-brown-jr/use-your-past-successes-as-a-trampoline-not-an-easy-chair/)

[H. Jackson Brown, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-jackson-brown-jr/)

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> [Make use of your past , dont let it just blast !..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/make-use-of-your-past-dont-let-it-just-blast/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

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> [Don't hold or use my past against me, I don't live there anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/don-t-hold-or-use-my-past-against-me-i-don-t-live-there-anymore/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

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> [Don't use your past as an excuse to ruin your future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-use-your-past-as-an-excuse-to-ruin-your-future/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Don't use the past as an excuse to miss out on your future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cohen/don-t-use-the-past-as-an-excuse-to-miss-out-on-your-future/)

[Alan Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/alan-cohen-1112_excuse_don-t-use-the-past-as-an-excuse-to-miss_2201252.png)

> [Some people are always going to use your past against you. If you have truly forgotten yourself, their opinion shouldn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-people-are-always-going-to-use-your-past-against-you-if-you-have/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/anonymous-1_forget-the-past_some-people-are-always-going-to-use-your_1754486.jpg)

> [Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-kesey/loved-you-can-t-use-it-in-the-past-tense-death-does-not-stop-that/)

[Ken Kesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-kesey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/ken-kesey-1034_death_loved-you-can-t-use-it-in-the-past-tense_3128754.png)

> [Never accuse anyone unless you see it with you own two eyes.. Never use someone's past against them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carissa-aydaa/never-accuse-anyone-unless-you-see-it-with-you-own-two-eyes-never-use/)

[Carissa Aydaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carissa-aydaa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/carissa-aydaa-11338_accuse_never-accuse-anyone-unless-you-see-it-wi_3220262.jpg)

> [By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/by-honestly-acknowledging-your-past-errors-but-never-damning-yourself/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/albert-ellis-3379_benefits_by-honestly-acknowledging-your-past-erro_2555418.jpg)

> [The present is never the mark of our designs. We use both past and present as our means and instruments, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/the-present-is-never-the-mark-of-our-designs-we-use-both-past-and/)

[Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaise-pascal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/blaise-pascal-167_aim_the-present-is-never-the-mark-of-our-des_204779.jpg)

> [“You’re so organized. No wonder I drove you up the wall.” A few seconds passed before Jamie responded. “That’s cute.” “What is?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anyta-sunday/you-re-so-organized-no-wonder-i-drove-you-up-the-wall-a-few-seconds/)

[Anyta Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anyta-sunday/)

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> [When you look to the past, don't sit and dwell on your regrets. Instead, focus on the things you learned from each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-davenport/when-you-look-to-the-past-don-t-sit-and-dwell-on-your-regrets-instead/)

[Jack Davenport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-davenport/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/jack-davenport-25440_chosen_when-you-look-to-the-past-don-t-sit-and_730808.jpg)

> [If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-n-goenka/if-we-can-develop-the-ability-to-be-aware-of-the-present-moment-we/)

[S. N. Goenka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-n-goenka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/s-n-goenka-25258_ability_if-we-can-develop-the-ability-to-be-awar_2214916.png)

> [“We may use the past tense properly to indicate that at a certain time a certain word of God was spoken, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-may-use-the-past-tense-properly-to-indicate-that-at-a-certain-time/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/a-w-tozer-1151_children_we-may-use-the-past-tense-properly-to-in_2770157.jpg)

> [Don't ever use someone's past against them. You're just reminding them of the mistakes they made back then. If you watch their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-ever-use-someone-s-past-against-them-you-re-just-reminding-them/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/anonymous-1_being-hurt_don-t-ever-use-someone-s-past-against-th_742439.jpg)

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