Sanskrit proverb?

[Valerie J Roebuck]

I think this has been discussed on various lists before, and it was agreed that it was not from Sanskrit.

Valerie J Roebuck


On 14 May 2012, at 14:10, Anna A. Slaczka wrote:

> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>  
> A student asked me about a source for this 'Sanskrit proverb' or rather a poem (please see below). I must admit that I never heared it, and it doesn't ring a bell at all.
> But perhaps someone has an idea?
>  
> Best,
>  
> Anna Slaczka
> Amsterdam
> Look to this day
> For it is life
> The very life of life.
> In its brief course lie all
> The realities and verities of existence
> The bliss of growth
> The splendor of action
> The glory of power
>  
> For yesterday is but a dream
> And tomorrow is only a vision.
> But today, well lived
> Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
> And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
>  
> Look well, therefore, to this day.
>  
> Sanskrit Proverb



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