Quote of Augustine of Hippo - The time present of things past...
Biography - Augustine of Hippo:
Christian theologian and philosopher.
Born: 354 - Died: 430
Period:
5th century
4th century
Place of birth: Algeria
Born: 354 - Died: 430
Period:
5th century
4th century
Place of birth: Algeria
The time present of things past is memory; the time present of things present is direct experience; the time present of things future is expectation.
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(French, German)
See also...
Consciousness is a link between what was and what will be; a bridge between the past and the future.
Quotes about the past:
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Quotes about the present:
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Augustine of Hippo also said...
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