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> [The fatal mistake is waiting for life's circumstances to be right before we begin. Simply begin with your heart, look deeply into it and trust what you feel. Practice knowing and you will know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/the-fatal-mistake-is-waiting-for-life-s-circumstances-to-be-right/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

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## More by Hugh Prather

> [Ultimately, my character is defined by the quality of my sensitivity to other people. I exist in equilibrium. I am here to the degree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/ultimately-my-character-is-defined-by-the-quality-of-my-sensitivity/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [“I wish" assumes that I know what is the opposite of my present experience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/i-wish-assumes-that-i-know-what-is-the-opposite-of-my-present/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/sometimes-when-i-generalize-i-am-saying-let-s-pretend-i-am-god-and-of/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [If the ocean was pure mind and I was a wave, I would be in terror if Itried to distinguish myself fromthe water that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/if-the-ocean-was-pure-mind-and-i-was-a-wave-i-would-be-in-terror-if/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/i-don-t-need-a-reason-to-be-happy-i-don-t-have-to-consult-the-future/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [“In order to see, I have to be willing to be seen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/in-order-to-see-i-have-to-be-willing-to-be-seen/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/no-matter-what-we-talk-about-we-are-talking-about-ourselves/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/love-itself-is-not-an-act-of-will-but-sometimes-i-need-the-force-of/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [I can not 'make my mark' for all time - those concepts are mutually exclusive. 'Lasting effect' is a self-contradictory term. Meaning does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/i-can-not-make-my-mark-for-all-time-those-concepts-are-mutually/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Today I don't want to live for, I want to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/today-i-don-t-want-to-live-for-i-want-to-live/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/love-the-magician-knows-this-little-trick-whereby-two-people-walk-in/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Books seek us out. They slip themselves into our hands just at the time we are ready for a new self-concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/books-seek-us-out-they-slip-themselves-into-our-hands-just-at-the/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [If I work toward an end, meantime I am confined to a process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/if-i-work-toward-an-end-meantime-i-am-confined-to-a-process/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/happiness-is-gentleness-peace-concentration-simplicity-forgiveness/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

> [One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/one-element-of-maturity-is-the-realization-that-we-don-t-get-away/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

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