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English
Proverb
yesterday is gone
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 ."
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