The present is big with the future. Author: Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Copy Quote More from Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz “He who hasn't tasted bitter things hasn't earned sweet things.” “Nature has established patterns originating in the return of events, but only f…” “...it is the knowledge of necessary and eternal truths that distinguishes us fr…” “Nihil est sine ratione.[There is nothing without a reason.]”