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Quotes & Proverbs About Time
Thinkers have measured themselves against time for as long as we have measured time itself. A collection of enduring words on the subject:
“Lost time is never found again.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”
— Theophrastus
“Time is the wisest counselor of all.”
— Pericles
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
— Leo Tolstoy
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.”
— Seneca
“Time discovers truth.”
— Seneca
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
— William Shakespeare
“Make use of time, let not advantage slip.”
— William Shakespeare
“Carpe diem — seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow.”
— Horace
“Time flies never to be recalled.”
— Virgil
“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it.”
— Lord Chesterfield
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
— Charles Darwin
“No man ever steps in the same river twice.”
— Heraclitus
“Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.”
— Hesiod
“But at my back I always hear Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near.”
— Andrew Marvell
“Time and tide wait for no man.”
— English proverb
“A stitch in time saves nine.”
— English proverb
“Make hay while the sun shines.”
— English proverb
“Time heals all wounds.”
— Proverb
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”
— Proverb
Put them into practice: start a focus session or count down to something that matters with the event countdown.