You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.
Journal (1859)
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Henry David Thoreau: “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wa…” — Idle Concepts
No. 241
A reflection attributed to Henry David Thoreau, published as edition No. 241 on Idle Concepts — a daily contemplative quote with space for anonymous reflection.
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