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The present9 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 · 1930No time like the present. — Delarivier Manley · 1696Let anyone try, I will not say to arrest, but to notice or attend to, the present moment of time. One of the most baffling experiences occurs. Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming. — William James · 1890Wise men don't say, "I shall live to do that". Tomorrow's life's too late; live today. — Martial · 103No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848All 9 quotes →Being 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 · 1957Past and present2 quotes
No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848Things bygone are the only things that last:
The Present is mere grass, quick-mown away;
The Past is stone, and stands for ever fast. — Eugene Lee-Hamilton · 1894The past2 quotes
No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848Things bygone are the only things that last:
The Present is mere grass, quick-mown away;
The Past is stone, and stands for ever fast. — Eugene Lee-Hamilton · 1894Impermanence1 quote
Things bygone are the only things that last:
The Present is mere grass, quick-mown away;
The Past is stone, and stands for ever fast. — Eugene Lee-Hamilton · 1894Living in the moment1 quote
Wise men don't say, "I shall live to do that". Tomorrow's life's too late; live today. — Martial · 103Mindfulness1 quote
Let anyone try, I will not say to arrest, but to notice or attend to, the present moment of time. One of the most baffling experiences occurs. Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming. — William James · 1890Nature of time1 quote
Let anyone try, I will not say to arrest, but to notice or attend to, the present moment of time. One of the most baffling experiences occurs. Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming. — William James · 1890No time like the present1 quote
No time like the present. — Delarivier Manley · 1696Present and future1 quote
Wise men don't say, "I shall live to do that". Tomorrow's life's too late; live today. — Martial · 103The future1 quote
I never think of the future—it comes soon enough. — Albert Einstein · 1930The human condition1 quote
These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1864Time1 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 · 1957