-
Ralph Waldo Emerson (from the 'Self Reliance' essay, 1841)
- "But man postpones or remembers; he does not live
in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround
him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong
until he too lives with nature in the present, above time."
- Eckhart Tolle
(author of The Power of Now, and A
New Earth)
- "...the foundation for greatness is
honoring the small things of the present moment
instead of pursuing the idea of greatness." p 266,
A New Earth
©
2005
- "By watching the mechanics of the mind, you
step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the
present moment
to be." The Power of Now
© 1997
- Henry Ford
(Founder of Ford Motor Company, quoted in 1916)
- "History is more or less bunk. It's
tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to
live in the present and the only history that's worth a
tinker's damn is the history we make today."
- Jesus Christ
- "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough troubles of its own."
Matthew 6:24, The Bible
- Wayne Dyer
(self-help author)
- "The more I give myself permission to
live in the moment and enjoy it
without feeling guilty . . . the better I feel about
the quality of my work."
Fenelon (Author of The Seeking Heart)
- "You really don't even own the
present moment, for even this belongs
to God."
- "Above all, live in the
present moment and God will give you all the grace you need."
-
John Kuypers
(author of What's Important Now and The Non-Judgmental Christian)
- "The core principle for feeling at
peace
in the present
moment is to act or accept, but never
stay stuck."
- Mother Teresa
(1910-1997); Nun,
missionary
- "I believe in person to person. Every
person is Christ to me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is
the one person in the world at that moment."
- Mark Van Doren
(1894-1972) poet, author, American professor
- "There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people
are those who can do it to the limit of their ability. We can be
completely present. We can be all here. We can give all
our attention to the opportunity before us."
- Dr. Viktor
Frankl
(author of Man's Search For
Meaning)
- "We had to learn...that it did not really
matter what we expected from life but rather what life expected from us."
Man's Search For Meaning
© 1946
-
Sir Winston Churchill
-
"It is a mistake to
look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one
link at a time."
- Mahatma Gandhi
(Spiritual Leader, India)
- "When I despair, I remember that all
through history, the way of truth and
love has always won. There have been
tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end
they always fall. Think of it. Always."
-
Spencer
Johnson
(Author, The Present, The One Minute Manager, Who Moved
My Cheese?)
- "Look at what happened in the Past.
Learn something valuable from it. Do things differently
in the
present." pg 81, The Present
©
2003
-
Blaise Pascal
(1623-1662); French mathematician & philosopher
- “ The
present is never our goal: the past and present are our
means: the future alone is our goal. Thus, we never live but we hope to
live; and always hoping to be happy, it is inevitable that we will never
be so.
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