yesterday is gone

• yesterday's gone

yesterday is gone

1. It is impossible to change or to relive what has already happened.
   • 1873, Francis Bourdillon, The Odd Five Minutes; Or, Short Chapters on Serious Subjects, Religious Tract Society, p. 108 (Google books):

     Yesterday is gone indeed, and gone never to return.

   • 1945, American Farm Youth, Volumes 11-12, p. 28 (Google snippet view):

     Yesterday is gone; yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. Gone with it are its mistakes and cares, its aches and pains, its faults and blunders.

   • 2010 April 25, Mark Vernon, "Ideas for modern living: Carpe diem," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 10 July 2017):

     Today is the day when we can enjoy life, for yesterday is gone, and tomorrow never comes.

   • 2017 March 31, John Meyer, "Seeking to bring hope to those with cancer, Littleton man heads to North Pole," Denver Post (retrieved 10 July 2017):

     I wake up every morning and tell myself, "There's nothing I can do about yesterday, yesterday is gone."

• don't cry over spilt milk
• what's done is done
• you can't go home again

• tomorrow is another day
• tomorrow never comes
• seize the day