Part III, Chapter X, The Status of Gold and Silver, p. 127 
Storage and Stability (1937)
                                    
“When the uncertain future becomes the past, the past in turn becomes uncertain.”
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Mohsin Hamid 17
Pakistani novelist 1971Related quotes
                                
                                    “Past is dead
Future is uncertain;
Present is all you have,
So eat, drink and live merry.”
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
“It is obvious: The past was once the future and the future will become the past.”
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (1991)
“The past is… much more uncertain—or even falsely reported—than is usually recognized.”
                                        
                                        Preface 
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (1991)
                                    
“The future is uncertain but the end is always near.”
“The future is no more uncertain than the present.”