Look back, but carefully

From a Half-Price Books in Arlington, Texas:

Found at a Half-Price Books store in Arlington, Texas, in early December 2011.

Two thoughts, both of them quotes:

First, from Satchel Paige, in his essay, “How to Stay Young,” in Collier’s Magazine, June 13, 1953:

Don’t look back.  Something might be gaining on you.

And from our old friend, George Santayana:

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

From The Life of Reason, vol. 1: Reason in Common Sense.

Always handle nostalgia with great care.

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