Jean Cocteau
Poet, Novelist, Playwright
"Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts."
Past Present Future quotes
Past Present Future
7 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Michel de Montaigne
Philosopher, Writer
"Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee."
Laozi
Philosopher
"If you are at peace, you are living in the present."
William Blake
Poet, Painter
"I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me."
Oscar Wilde
Writer
"The one charm of the past is that it is the past."
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"The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does"
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