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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand. – Thomas Carlyle

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The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. – Thomas Carlyle

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For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. – Thomas Carlyle

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It is a mark of soulfulness to be present in the here and now. When we are present, we are not fabricating inner movies. We are seeing what is before us. – John Bradshaw

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The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present. – Alice Morse Earle

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Today must not borrow from tomorrow. – Proverb

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labor not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he hath. As the arrow passeth through the heart, while the warrior knew not that it was – Akhenaton

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