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It's all now you see. Yesterday won't be over until tomorrow and tomorrow began ten thousand years ago.
— William Faulkner
Il passato non è morto e sepolto. In realtà non è neppure passato
— William Faulkner
I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it.
— William Faulkner
The past is never dead. It's not even past; it's always part of the present.
— William Faulkner
Oh, one world at a time!
— Henry David Thoreau
Live 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
I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the history in the world. History is more or less bunk. It is a tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.
— Henry Ford
We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.
— Henry Ward Beecher
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is, no matter what tradition or particular technique is used.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
To do today's work well and not to bother about tomorrow is the secret of accomplishment
— William Osler
Gratitude unleashes the freedom to live content in the moment, rather than being anxious about the future or regretting the past.
— Nancy Leigh DeMoss