With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “Always do what you are afraid to do.” “The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship” “Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the r…” “Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.”