Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) Yogi, a guru of Kriya Yoga and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
“Life's for living, not for mourning … Live in the present, not the past.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
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Frank Herbert book Dune
Variant: It is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past.
Source: Dune
“Avoid the past, live the present, anticipate the future.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Evita il passato, vivi il presente, anticipa il futuro.
Source: prevale.net
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
Marcus Aurelius book Meditations
III, 10
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book III
Context: Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. Short, therefore, is man's life, and narrow is the corner of the earth wherein he dwells.
“Happiness and success come from living in the present, not from existing in the past.”
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 131
“If you are living in the past or in the future, you will never find a meaning in the present.”
Fausto Cercignani (1941) Italian scholar, essayist and poet
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“I'm living in the future so the present is my past.
My presence is a present, kiss my ass.”
Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
Monster
Lyrics, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)