Time Quotes
We all get the same 24 hours. These quotes explore what we do with them and why it matters.
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"In the long run, we are all dead."John Maynard Keynes
"Time reveals the consequences of policies that seem wise in theory"Friedrich Hayek
"Time is the one resource that cannot be earned back once spent."Johann Tetens
"Age is simply the wearing down of our mechanical parts."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Nothing remains the same from one moment to the next; all flows eternally."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Time itself is but a series of perceptions strung together."George Berkeley
"We are all under sentence of death; it is a matter of how we spend our time before the execution."Jérémie Bentham
"Time spent in genuine conversation is never wasted, for it nourishes the soul."Antonio Genovesi
"Time is the stage upon which all matter performs its dance."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Memory is the body's way of preserving its own history."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Time is the medium through which we develop our moral character and refine our understanding."Johann Tetens
"The passage of time teaches us what repetition cannot."Antonio Genovesi
"The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead."John Maynard Keynes
"The fundamental principle of human nature is that a man prefers a thousand pounds next year to a hundred pounds today."John Maynard Keynes
"Time is the best teacher"Giovanni Vico
"Time reveals all truth"Giovanni Vico
"When punishment is delayed, its deterrent effect is weakened."Cesare Beccaria
"When justice is swift, it serves as a more effective deterrent to crime."Cesare Beccaria
"Time is not a real thing but an idea in the mind."George Berkeley
"Time spent in reflection is never wasted but always productive."George Berkeley
"Time is the only true wealth; money is merely its representation."Antonio Genovesi
"The passage of moments teaches us that time is the true currency of existence."Johann Tetens
"Time does not heal all wounds; rather, we learn to live alongside them."Johann Tetens
"The eternal now is all that truly exists in human consciousness."Giovanni Vico
"Time is the judge that eventually vindicates the truth."Giovanni Vico
"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered."Johann Goethe
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."Johann Goethe
"The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it."Johann Goethe
"Nothing is worth more than this day."Johann Goethe
"Time is the greatest teacher; it teaches us to let go."Johann Herder