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> [Practice is not a matter of years and months. It is a matter of concentration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koichi-tohei/practice-is-not-a-matter-of-years-and-months-it-is-a-matter-of/)

[Koichi Tohei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koichi-tohei/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/koichi-tohei-29585_concentration_practice-is-not-a-matter-of-years-and-mo_946120.jpg)

> [While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amos-bronson-alcott/while-one-finds-company-in-himself-and-his-pursuits-he-cannot-feel/)

[Amos Bronson Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amos-bronson-alcott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/amos-bronson-alcott-2440_age_while-one-finds-company-in-himself-and-h_229407.png)

> [No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kodo-sawaki/no-matter-how-many-years-you-sit-doing-zazen-you-will-never-become/)

[Kodo Sawaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kodo-sawaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/kodo-sawaki-37688_honesty_no-matter-how-many-years-you-sit-doing-z_2960659.png)

> [“If it doesn't matter in five years, it really doesn't matter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginger-gelsheimer/if-it-doesn-t-matter-in-five-years-it-really-doesn-t-matter/)

[Ginger Gelsheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginger-gelsheimer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/ginger-gelsheimer-66186_five-years_if-it-doesn-t-matter-in-five-years-it-re_2026392.jpg)

> [If it doesn't matter in five years, it doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cher/if-it-doesn-t-matter-in-five-years-it-doesn-t-matter/)

[Cher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cher/)

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> [“If it isn't going to matter five years from now, it's not worth stressing over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-herondale/if-it-isn-t-going-to-matter-five-years-from-now-it-s-not-worth/)

[Sophie Herondale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-herondale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/sophie-herondale-90864_five-years_if-it-isn-t-going-to-matter-five-years-f_1482410.jpg)

> [There are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/there-are-lots-of-things-we-never-understand-no-matter-how-many-years-2/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/haruki-murakami-21_learning_there-are-lots-of-things-we-never-unders_2915540.jpg)

> [Many times in my life I've been upset about something and said to myself, "Will this matter in two years?" Not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/many-times-in-my-life-i-ve-been-upset-about-something-and-said-to/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/patricia-reilly-giff-21913_life_many-times-in-my-life-i-ve-been-upset-ab_2895331.jpg)

> [There are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-are-lots-of-things-we-never-understand-no-matter-how-many-years/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/anonymous-1_complicated-love_there-are-lots-of-things-we-never-unders_2121340.jpg)

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