quotations about the present
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems--but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems incredible.
SALMAN RUSHDIE
Midnight's Children
Under the sublime law of progress, the present outgrows the past. The great heart of humanity is heaving with the hopes of a brighter day. All the higher instincts of our nature prophesy its approach; and the best intellects of the race are struggling to turn that prophecy into fulfilment.
HORACE MANN
A Few Thoughts for a Young Man
Wisely improve the Present. It is thine.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Hyperion
To stay present in everyday life, it helps to be deeply rooted within yourself; otherwise, the mind, which has incredible momentum, will drag you along like a wild river.
ECKHART TOLLE
The Power of Now
The greatest and most active part of mankind has never hitherto been well contented with the present.
THOMAS HOBBES
Leviathan
The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line
Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all, the puny all thou callest thine.
RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON
The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves -- slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
THICH NHAT HANH
The Miracle of Mindfulness