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Philosophical literature2 quotes
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality. — Alan Watts · 1957Religious literature2 quotes
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. — Gautama Buddha · 511 BCZen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality. — Alan Watts · 1957Children's literature1 quote
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked. — Dr. Seuss · 1939Comedy1 quote
Live in the now. — Garth Algar · 1992Comedy (film)1 quote
Live in the now. — Garth Algar · 1992Scientific literature1 quote
We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. — Lewis Thomas · 1978