Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.Gautama Buddha
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26 quotes in the QuotePlace collection contain the word ‘present’. Browse them all below — every card opens its own full quote page.
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see.Thich Nhat Hanh
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.Charles Dickens
We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!Wangari Maathai
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.Seneca
There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment.Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Don't ruin the present with the ruined past.Ellen Gilchrist
You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.Eckhart Tolle
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.Eckhart Tolle
By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.Thich Nhat Hanh
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.John F. Kennedy
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That is why we call it the present.Babatunde Olatunji
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.Thich Nhat Hanh
Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter.Charles A. Lindbergh
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.Leonardo da Vinci
I love my past. I love my present. Im not ashamed of what Ive had, and Im not sad because I have it no longer.Colette
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.Maya Angelou
Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.Nikola Tesla
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.Jules Verne
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.Albert Einstein
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.Thich Nhat Hanh
Life is available only in the present moment.Thich Nhat Hanh
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.Abraham Lincoln
The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.Thich Nhat Hanh
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.Marcus Aurelius