Quotation by

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.

Fear

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The quote advises that you should not worry about what is yet to come because fear of the unknown can hold you back. It also suggests that you should not be sad about what has already happened since the past cannot be changed.

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