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> [There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/there-is-a-time-to-let-things-happen-and-a-time-to-make-things-happen/)

[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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