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Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. - Jim Rohn

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn

Inspirational, Future, Happiness, Design

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. - Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha

Life, Future, Moment, Past, Mind, Dream

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. - Francis Bacon

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. Francis Bacon

Light, Darkness, Shine, Order, Must

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Future, Happiness, True Happiness, Enjoy

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. - Bil Keane

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. Bil Keane

Future, Today, Time, Past, Tomorrow, Why

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. - William Arthur Ward

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward

Gratitude, Thankful, Giving, Feeling

One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good. Gretchen Rubin

Good, Memories, Great, Best, Past, Happy

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. - Henry David Thoreau

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Henry David Thoreau

Live, Moment, Yourself, Wave, You, Find

Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. Charles Kettering

New Year's, Time, Progress, Ideas, Leaf

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present. Eckhart Tolle

Good, Future, Power, Moment, Better, You

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. - Aeschylus

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. Aeschylus

Great, Grief, Pain, Joy, Memory

To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth - not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source. Debbie Ford

Future, Live, Truth, Heart, Light, Day

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. C. S. Lewis

Change, Bird, Fly, Learn, You, Bad

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. Nido Qubein

Inspirational, Start, You, Circumstances

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. - Alan Lakein

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein

Future, Planning, You, Now, Something

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you. Eckhart Tolle

Life, Moment, Start, You, Surrender, Say

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. - Albert Camus

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus

Future, Generosity, Giving, Real, Lies

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. - Zora Neale Hurston

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. Zora Neale Hurston

Future, Past, Egg, Inside, Shell, Had

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou

Future, Past, Burden, Prejudice

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. - Niccolo Machiavelli

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli

Past, Broken, Necessity, Promise, Word

True love - that is, deep, abiding love that is impervious to emotional whims or fancy - is a choice. It's a constant commitment to a person regardless of the present circumstances. Mark Manson

Love, True Love, Commitment, Deep, True

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. Thich Nhat Hanh

Today, Hope, Moment, Tomorrow, Believe

America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration. Warren G. Harding

Politics, Healing, Revolution, America

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. Eckhart Tolle

Life, Moment, Focus, You, Present Moment

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. - Winston Churchill

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. Winston Churchill

Future, Past, Find, Lost, Open, Quarrel

People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. Thich Nhat Hanh

Life, Future, Walk, Sacrifice, Step, Why

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