Present Quotes
6568 quotes by 3717 authors
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equally real at all stages of his life; specifically, the fact that a particular stage is present cannot be regarded as conferring on it any…
— Thomas Nagel
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I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that…
— Henry Sidgwick
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He who has seen present things has seen all, both everything which has taken place from all eternity and everything which will be for time…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Through the fall our nature was stripped of divine illumination and resplendence. But the Logos of God had pity upon our disfigurement, and in His…
— Gregory Palamas
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Both our present science and our present technology are so tinctured with orthodox Christian arrogance toward nature that no solution for our ecologic crisis can…
— Lynn Townsend White, Jr.
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The present urgency is to begin thinking within the context of the whole planet, the integral earth community with all its human and other-than-human components.
— Thomas Berry
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Just keep in mind the feeling 'I am', merge in it, till your mind and feeling become one. By repeated attempts you will stumble on…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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When the mind is kept away from its preoccupations, it becomes quiet. If you do not disturb this quiet and stay in it, you find…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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As I look back at the entire tapestry of my life, I can see from the perspective of the present moment that every aspect of…
— Wayne Dyer
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We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy…
— William J. Clinton
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Surely the memory of an event cannot pass for the event itself. Nor can the anticipation. There is something exceptional, unique, about the present event,…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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We are at the point in time and terror where nothing short of a strong uniform policy of domestic disarmament will alleviate the danger which…
— Patrick V. Murphy
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Evolution answers some questions but reveals many more questions. Some of these questions at this stage appear to be unanswerable in the light of present…
— Barry Price
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The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved…
— L. Harrison Matthews
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No other sentiment draws people to Jerusalem than the desire to see and touch the places where Christ was physically present, and to be able…
— Paulinus of Nola
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First I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense inn it.
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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I hope that your example attracts many souls to the adoration of Jesus Christ who is present on the altar to be of comfort and…
— Pope John Paul II
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Peoples of the entire world need to hear these words. Their conscience needs to grow in the certainty that Someone exists who holds in His…
— Pope John Paul II
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This is a real presence which includes every dimension of who Jesus is: body and blood, human soul and divine person. The consecrated Eucharistic species…
— Francis George
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O Christ Jesus, really present upon the altar, I cast myself down at Your feet; may all adoration be offered to You in the Sacrament…
— Columba Marmion
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