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"If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration, but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present."
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"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment."

"Whatever the depth of our darkness, God navigated it eons before it was dark. And whatever the duration of our nights, God was there long before it ever turned to night. Therefore, despite our frequent feelings to the contrary, there is no place we might be where God was not lovingly waiting for us an eternity before we got there."

"Since we cling to our hope in the future, we do not focus our energies and capabilities on the present moment."

"Poised Positioning Be mindful of how you use your body to communicate. Be fully present in the moment. Be thoughtful and gracious in your actions. Be fluid and elegant in your movements. Express flow-walk in freedom and spontaneity. Develop an unshakeable sense of authentic inner confidence and certainty. Develop a deep respect for others. Move slower and more deliberately. Walk in integrity, class, and modesty. Smile kindly and laugh softly. Become a student of manners and etiquette."

"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you."

"If you want to avoid emotional mediocrity, be on time for every present moment."
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"Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep."

"If someone does not believe in fairies, he does not need to teach his children 'There are no fairies'; he can omit to teach them the word 'fairy'."

"I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that's a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives and hears this, and I tell him: 'This fellow isn't insane. We are only doing philosophy."

"A man's thinking goes on within his consciousness in a seclusion in comparison with which any physical seclusion is an exhibition to public view."

"Put a man in the wrong atmosphere and nothing will function as it should. He will seem unhealthy in every part. Put him back into his proper element and everything will blossom and look healthy. But if he is not in his right element, what then? Well, then he just has to make the best of appearing before the world as a cripple."

"You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common sense attitude; that you could take it for granted that I was deluded."

"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly."
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