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Being present17 quotes
Some people feel the rain, others just get wet. — Roger Miller · 1973Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. — Allen Saunders · 1957Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. — Gautama Buddha · 511 BCWith the Past as past I have nothing to do, nor with the Future as future. I live now. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1839I never think of the future—it comes soon enough. — Albert Einstein · 1930Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. — Henry David Thoreau · 1853All 17 quotes →Living in the moment5 quotes
With the Past as past I have nothing to do, nor with the Future as future. I live now. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1839Man is born to live, not to prepare for life. — Boris Pasternak · 1958Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away, like a lizard, smooth, slippery, faithless, a pixy wife. Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment. — Thomas Mann · 1939Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1838Live in the now. — Garth Algar · 1992Life3 quotes
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. — Allen Saunders · 1957I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956I'm a little bit, you know, seat of my pants, I try to be alert and available... For life to happen to you. We're living this life, we’re in this life, and if you’re not available, the sort of ordinary time goes past and you didn’t live it... But if you’re available, then life gets huge... You're really living it. — Bill Murray · 2014The present3 quotes
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. — Gautama Buddha · 511 BCI never think of the future—it comes soon enough. — Albert Einstein · 1930Zen 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 · 1957Ephemeral nature of time1 quote
Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away, like a lizard, smooth, slippery, faithless, a pixy wife. Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment. — Thomas Mann · 1939Experiencing things1 quote
Some people feel the rain, others just get wet. — Roger Miller · 1973Judgment Day1 quote
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956Living life to the fullest1 quote
I'm a little bit, you know, seat of my pants, I try to be alert and available... For life to happen to you. We're living this life, we’re in this life, and if you’re not available, the sort of ordinary time goes past and you didn’t live it... But if you’re available, then life gets huge... You're really living it. — Bill Murray · 2014Man and nature1 quote
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. — Henry David Thoreau · 1853Nature of life1 quote
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. — Allen Saunders · 1957New age1 quote
Live in the now. — Garth Algar · 1992Past and present1 quote
With the Past as past I have nothing to do, nor with the Future as future. I live now. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1839Play1 quote
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked. — Dr. Seuss · 1939Present and future1 quote
With the Past as past I have nothing to do, nor with the Future as future. I live now. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1839Rain1 quote
Some people feel the rain, others just get wet. — Roger Miller · 1973Seasons1 quote
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. — Henry David Thoreau · 1853Simple living1 quote
I embrace the common, I explore and sit at the feet of the familiar, the low. Give me insight into to-day, and you may have the antique and future worlds. What would we really know the meaning of? The meal in the firkin; the milk in the pan; the ballad in the street; the news of the boat. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1837The future1 quote
I never think of the future—it comes soon enough. — Albert Einstein · 1930The human condition1 quote
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956The little things1 quote
I embrace the common, I explore and sit at the feet of the familiar, the low. Give me insight into to-day, and you may have the antique and future worlds. What would we really know the meaning of? The meal in the firkin; the milk in the pan; the ballad in the street; the news of the boat. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1837Time1 quote
Zen 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 · 1957Work1 quote
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked. — Dr. Seuss · 1939Work and play1 quote
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked. — Dr. Seuss · 1939Worry1 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