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Θεοὶ μὲν γὰρ μελλόντων, ἄνθρωποι δὲ γιγνομένων, σοφοὶ δὲ προσιόντων αἰσθάνονται → Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, VIII, 7