Philosophy Quote by Chris M. Carmichael
““If by eternity is understood not endless temporal duration but timelessness, then he lives eternally who lives in the present." L. Wittgenstein, Philosopher””
About This Quote
Source Philosophical Text: Remarks on the Philosophy of Language, 1953
Living fully in the present equates to timeless existence, transcending linear time.
In simple terms: Present living is eternal.
Key Takeaway
Embrace now.
Themes
mindfulness
timelessness
existence
Mood
contemplative
inspirational
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- meditation
- creative work
- stress relief
Key Concepts
present moment
philosophical insight
Questions to Reflect On
- How to balance present and future?
- What practices foster present awareness?
A Different Perspective
Present focus may ignore future planning.
![“The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats, but the metaphysical subject, the limit -not a part of the world. [...] If by eternity is understood not endless temporal duration but timelessness, then he lives eternally who lives in the present.” quote by Wittgenstein Ludwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53d/wittgenstein-ludwig-58704_human-body_the-philosophical-i-is-not-the-man-not-t_890728.jpg)
![“I never knew any man who had once tasted the sweetness of experimental knowledge, that ever afterward fasted after ye Vapour garlick and onions of phantasmatical seeming philosophy." [William Petty]” quote by Carl Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5a/carl-zimmer-16331_knowledge_i-never-knew-any-man-who-had-once-tasted_1770.jpg)
