Past Quotes

11277 Past quotes by 5724 unique authors

The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past. — Thomas Carlyle
Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past. — Lana Del Rey
I know not any season of life that is past more agreeably than virtuous old age. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
You are the witness of the three bodies: the gross, the subtle, and the causal, and of the three times: past, present and future, and… — Ramana Maharshi
We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. — Muhammad Ali
I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap… — Margaret J. Wheatley
The only use of knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present. — Alfred North Whitehead
At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is, But… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
First, Know well that Intellectuality is not intelligence. To be intellectual is to be phony; it is a pretending intelligence. It is not real because… — Rajneesh
The real man of intelligence will not cling to any ideology - for what? He will not carry a load of readymade answers. He knows… — Rajneesh
I would like you to accept only one prayer, and that is laughter, because when you are totally laughing you are in the present. You… — Rajneesh
This mind goes on continuing. This mind will go on continuing, unless you become aware. And this is a miracle: that the moment you become… — Rajneesh
Past and future are two aspects of the same coin. The name of the coin is mind. — Rajneesh
Intelligence is the capacity to be in the present. The more you are in the past or are in the future, the less intelligent you… — Rajneesh
The reality consists only of now, the present. It has nothing to do with the past and nothing to do with the future. It is… — Rajneesh
Act in the moment, live in the present, slowly slowly don't allow the past to interfere And you will be surprised that life is such… — Rajneesh
I teach you that there is no other aim than to live with such totality that each moment becomes a celebration. The very idea of… — Rajneesh
The science of meditation: it brings you to the present, it brings you to this moment. The past is a thought; it disappears when thoughts… — Rajneesh
Real spirituality is going through fire. Real spirituality is rebellion against all that is rotten, against all that is past, against all that is being… — Rajneesh
The past cannot be changed or forgotten, edited or erased. It can only be accepted. — Wiz Khalifa
Just because the past taps you on the shoulder, does not mean you have to look back. — Wiz Khalifa
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day Sleeping the years… — Will Carleton
Boredom is not an end-product, is comparatively rather an early stage in life and art. You've got to go by or past or through boredom,… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. — Lewis Mumford

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