The past is the root; the present is the trunk; the future i... - Léopold Sédar Senghor

This quote is attributed to Léopold Sédar Senghor.

"The past is the root; the present is the trunk; the future is the fruit."

Léopold Sédar Senghor Time

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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