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title: "10 Living Presence Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Living Presence quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Living Presence sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've learned that memories can have a physical, almost living presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-ve-learned-that-memories-can-have-a-physical-almost-living-presence/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/nicholas-sparks-93_i-ve-learned_i-ve-learned-that-memories-can-have-a-ph_2738484.jpg)

> [Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-finley/staying-present-living-in-presence-is-the-best-gift-anyone-can-give/)

[Guy Finley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-finley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/guy-finley-2165_best-gift_staying-present-living-in-presence-is-th_137984.png)

> [“Mary was still thinking in terms of a dead body when Jesus confronted her with His living presence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/mary-was-still-thinking-in-terms-of-a-dead-body-when-jesus-confronted/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80d/james-montgomery-boice-19227_life_mary-was-still-thinking-in-terms-of-a-de_3029025.png)

> [“Living in the present is the living in the presence…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shri-amma-bhagwan/living-in-the-present-is-the-living-in-the-presence/)

[Shri Amma Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shri-amma-bhagwan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/shri-amma-bhagwan-80995_anger_living-in-the-present-is-the-living-in-t_1138167.jpg)

> [Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-taylor-coleridge/christianity-is-not-a-theory-or-speculation-but-a-life-not-a/)

[Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-taylor-coleridge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/samuel-taylor-coleridge-425_christian_christianity-is-not-a-theory-or-speculat_575483.jpg)

> [“The night, a living presence, was in constant motion, shifting itself, sighing, breathing. She wondered if perhaps it, too, was trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laird-koenig/the-night-a-living-presence-was-in-constant-motion-shifting-itself/)

[Laird Koenig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laird-koenig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/laird-koenig-55499_life_the-night-a-living-presence-was-in-const_1919337.jpg)

> [How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/how-much-more-must-this-be-so-in-my-own-case-for-i-am-conscious-not/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/anonymous-1_conscious_how-much-more-must-this-be-so-in-my-own_326625.jpg)

> [“To live in this body and not know myself is like living in the presence of God and not knowing that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-q-bertone/to-live-in-this-body-and-not-know-myself-is-like-living-in-the/)

[Angela Q. Bertone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-q-bertone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/angela-q-bertone-219475_life_to-live-in-this-body-and-not-know-myself_1910432.jpg)

> [A presence surrounds an enlightened person. That presence has nothing to do with the body; when the body is gone,the presence still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/a-presence-surrounds-an-enlightened-person-that-presence-has-nothing/)

[OSHO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/osho-519_life_a-presence-surrounds-an-enlightened-pers_1363221.jpg)

> [“The best equipping is My living Presence, My hand that never lets go of yours. Discuss everything with Me. Take a lighthearted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-young/the-best-equipping-is-my-living-presence-my-hand-that-never-lets-go/)

[Sarah Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/sarah-young-2210_discuss_the-best-equipping-is-my-living-presence_504180.jpg)

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