"Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future"
- Ruth Benedict
About this Quote
This quote by Ruth Benedict speaks with the concept that we have a tendency to be more enthusiastic for the future than we are for today. We frequently have a tough time thinking that the present can bring us delight and success, however we have faith that the future will be better. This quote motivates us to trust the present, to think that it can bring us delight and success, and to not give up on it. It advises us that our faith in the future need to not be greater than our faith in the present. We should make every effort to maximize today and to have faith that it can bring us the very same joy and success that we expect in the future.
This quote is written / told by Ruth Benedict between June 5, 1887 and September 17, 1948. She was a famous Scientist from USA.
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