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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."— Rabindranath Tagore
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Meaning of this quote
The butterfly values lived moments rather than a long calendar, making intensity of experience more important than duration.
Key takeaway:
Give attention to a meaningful moment instead of only counting time.
Origin of the quote
Fireflies (1928), verse beginning The butterfly counts.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedExact wording appears in the Fireflies text; some later lists incorrectly label it Stray Birds.
Source:
Fireflies — The butterfly counts
