Quotes by Hugh Prather

31 quotes found

Writer · American · 1938–2010

American writer (1938–2010)

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“It's not that "today is the first day of the rest of my life " but that now is all there is of my life.”
— Hugh Prather
present

“Every moment that I am centered in the future I suffer a temporary loss of this life.”
— Hugh Prather
present

“I live now and only now and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday.”
— Hugh Prather
this moment

“When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.”
— Hugh Prather
adversity

“Boredom is useful to me when I notice it and think: Oh I'm bored there must be something else I want to be doing ... boredom acts as an initiator of originality by pushing me into new activities or...”
— Hugh Prather
boring days

“Just when I think I have learned the way to live life changes.”
— Hugh Prather
change

“I like a man with faults especially when he knows it. To err is human- I'm uncomfortable around gods.”
— Hugh Prather
perfection

“To avail yourself of His certain wisdom ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him for that will never be necessary.”
— Hugh Prather
prayer

“Unless I accept my faults I will most certainly doubt my virtues.”
— Hugh Prather
self acceptance

“Every moment that I am centered in the future I suffer a temporary loss of this life.”
— Hugh Prather
present

“I live now and only now and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday.”
— Hugh Prather
this moment