Profoundly inspirational present quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.
Famous Present Quotes
If you are depressed, you are living in the past, if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live. – Dalai Lama
Live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment. Henry – David Thoreau
At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening. – Anonymous
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha
Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on timepast and futurethe more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is. – Eckhart Tolle
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. – Henry David Thoreau
Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. – Albert Camus
The present is the point of power. – Seth
The only true experience is of the immediate present. – Sylvia Clare
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn
The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. – Zora Neale Hurston
The future is no more uncertain than the present. – Walt Whitman
The present is a great treasure, live in the present. – Lailah Gifty Akita
Nothing is worth more than this day. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Stay present, stay conscious. – Eckhart Tolle
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. – Seneca
We know nothing of tomorrow; our business is to be good and happy today. – Sydney Smith
The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope. – Frank Lloyd Wright
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. – Francis Bacon
Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone. – Louis L’Amour
There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. – Robert Nathan
Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice. – Voltaire
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. – Eckhart Tolle
It is said that the present is pregnant with the future. – Voltaire
Do not let your shadow walk you. You are not a slave of the past. – Dodinsky
The present eye praises the present object. – William Shakespeare
Future indifferences is no consolation for present pain. – Mary Balogh
Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. – Nido Qubein
Be present and in the moment. – Alyssa Milano
The present is an eternal now. – Abraham Cowley
The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind. – Kiran Desai
The future influences the present just as much as the past. – Friedrich Nietzsche
The present grows within the boundaries of the past. – Simon Van Booy
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. – Baruch Spinoza
There was only present, and it was infinite. The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn’t drive us mad. – Laini Taylor
The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. – Abraham Maslow
Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future. – Guy Finley
There’s no present. There’s only the immediate future and the recent past. – George Carlin
If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present. You are either anxiously projecting the future or depressed and stuck in the past. The only thing you have any control over is the present moment; simple breathing exercises can make us calm and present instantly. – Tobe Hanson
Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.Deepak Chopra
Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow. – Catherynne M. Valente,
Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others. – Charlotte Eriksson
Always hold fast to the present. Every situation, indeed every moment, is of infinite value, for it is the representative of a whole eternity. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. – Mother Teresa
I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. – Abraham Lincoln
It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. – Victoria Moran
Your life requires your mindful presence in order to live it. Be here now. – Akiroq Brost
If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong. – Masaru Emoto
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. – American Proverb
Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us. – Jean de La Bruyère
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. – André Maurois
If you were conscious, that is to say totally present in the Now, all negativity would dissolve almost instantly. It could not survive in your presence. – Eckhart Tolle
Mindfulness can help people of any age that’s because we become what we think. – Goldie Hawn
Focus on opportunities not setbacks. Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t. Focus on the present moment, not the past or the future. Empower yourself! Akiroq Brost
Wherever you are be all there. – Jim Elliot
I always live in the present. The future I can’t know. The past I no longer have. – Fernando Pessoa
To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. – Alice Morse Earle
Learn to focus only on the present. The past is unchangeable so it is futile to reflect on it unless you are making sure you do not repeat mistakes. The future is but a result of your action today. So learn from the past to do better in the present so that you can succeed in the future. – Jordan Lejuwaan
Living in the moment is being aware of the moment we are in. If our minds are in the past or future, we are not truly alive in the present. – Satsuki Shibuya
If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. – Amit Ray
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. – Denis Waitley
Never worry about anything. Live in the present. Live now. Be happy. Marsilio Ficino
Don’t let the past steal your present. – Cherralea Morgen
You have to let go of the past, in order to live in the present. – Anonymous
The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Eternity belongs to those who live in the present. – Ludwig Wittgenstein
The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. – Eckhart Tolle
When you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing. Sometimes you just need to relax, breath, let go and live in the moment. – Anonymous
The great science to live happily is to live in the present. – Pythagoras
If you live in fear of the future because of what happened in your past, you’ll end up losing what you have in the present. – Anonymous
Intelligence is the capacity to be reborn again and again. To die to the past is intelligence, and to live in the present is intelligence. – Osho
If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present. Gratefully. – Maya Angelou
The past has no power over the present moment. – Eckhart Tolle
That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don’t really live their life – they live like dead people. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam
The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become. – Robert Holden
The art of life is to live in the present moment. – Emmet Fox
Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breath is a gift. – Oprah Winfrey
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. – Earl Nightingale
Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present. – Thomas Monson
Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. – Ida Scott Taylor
