Present Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old present quotes, present sayings, and present proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

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 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
Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware. Thích Nhất Hạnh