That which is past is gone, and irrevocable; and wise men have enough to do, with things present and to come; therefore they do but trifle with themselves, that labor in past matters.
过去的事已经过去,无法挽回;智者忙于当下与未来,已有足够的事要做。因此,纠缠往事的人,不过是在徒耗自己。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Revenge —