“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”
"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."
- Seneca
Courage
"When one has lost a friend, one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation."
- Seneca
Relationships
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
- Seneca
Success
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end."
- Seneca
New Beginnings
"A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature."
- Seneca
Happiness
"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now."
- Edna Mode
Presence
"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."
- Maria Edgeworth
Presence
"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
- Confucius
Presence
"The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need."
- Ann Richards
Presence
"I don't look ahead. I'm right here with you. It's a good way to be."
- Danny DeVito
Presence