Threefold the stride of Time

This morning I was reading the Early History of Mount Eliza on the Mornington Peninsula compiled by the Mt Eliza Progress Association, 1926 (Mt Eliza is where our school is located). I came across this reflection at the end of the book and thought it would be nice to share it with my fellow School Archivists -

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Threefold the stride of Time, from first to last!
Loitering slow, the Future creepeth —
Arrow-swift, the Present sweepeth —
And motionless forever stands the Past.


Friedrich Schiller, philosopher (1759-1805)

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Enjoy your day!

Becca, Peninsula Grammar

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