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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"Time is the ultimate judge of all human endeavors and all human claims."
Jean Bodin
"Time spent in genuine learning is never wasted, for it shapes the soul."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Time is the canvas upon which change paints its portrait."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Time spent in study is never wasted, for it expands the capacity of the mind."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Time is the substance of which I am made."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"All that we possess is time; yet we waste it as if we had an eternity."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"Time is the one currency that cannot be earned back once spent."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Time is the currency in which we spend our lives."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Time lost can never be recovered."
Jean d'Alembert
"Time devoted to understanding is never time wasted."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"Time flows like a river; mathematics is our boat to navigate its currents."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Time spent in understanding is time invested in yourself."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Every instant is an age that vanishes and is done."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Time is the stage on which all human ambitions play out."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Time is the infinite canvas on which we paint our existence."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Mortality teaches us to value each moment."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Time does not heal all wounds—understanding does."
Jean d'Alembert
"Time reveals what opinion obscures."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Time is the most precious resource; the man who wastes time wastes his life itself."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Time is the canvas upon which all physical phenomena are painted."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"A moment of inspiration may take years of preparation to fully appreciate."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Time is the greatest teacher, if only we would listen."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"The weight of centuries rests upon each moment."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Time spent in ignorance is time wasted; ignorance compounds with age."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Time is the canvas on which we paint our lives."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Every moment is precious because it can never return."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Each moment is a new beginning."
Jean d'Alembert
"Time teaches us what reflection alone cannot; experience must accompany thought."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Time is the most precious gift we are given, and we must use it wisely."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"One cannot rush the process of understanding; mathematics teaches this above all."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange