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Present Quotes by Muriel Barbery
- That's what the future is for: to build the present, with real plans, made by living people. - The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- ...we have to surpass ourselves every day, make every day undying. Climb our own personal Everest and do it in such a way that every…
- ..if you dread tomorrow, it's because you don't know how to build the present, you tell yourself you can deal with it tomorrow, and it's…
- Poverty is a reaper: it harvests everything inside us that might have made us capable of social intercourse with others, and leaves us empty, purged…
- But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses
More Present Quotes
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want… — Michelle Bachelet
- Since periods of great change, such as the present one, come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of… — Dalai Lama
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba
- The use of literature is to afford us a platform whence we may command a view of our present life, a purchase… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson