There is only this one moment. Moment on moment makes a life.

The source

"There is only this one moment. Moment on moment makes a life." Yamamoto Tsunetomo said it in Hagakure, Book 2. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"端的只今の一念より外はこれなく候。一念々々と重ねて一生なり。"

Original Japanese, Hagakure, Book 2. Japanese: Hagakure, vol. 1 (1937 printing), NDL digital text.

Who said it

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Samurai turned monk whose spoken reflections were written down as Hagakure, Hidden by Leaves.

Questions

Who said "There is only this one moment. Moment on moment makes a life."?

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Source: Hagakure, Book 2.

What is the original Japanese?

端的只今の一念より外はこれなく候。一念々々と重ねて一生なり。. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.