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 teacher of all things."
Apuleius
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"Time is the most precious thing we have."
Martial
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"Time waits for no one."
Martial
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"Time is the most precious commodity, yet we waste it freely."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Time heals what reason cannot."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Time is the fire in which we burn."
Suetonius
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"Time flies when you're having fun."
Suetonius
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"The richest of all purchases are those of time."
Plutarch
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"Time is a river of passing events."
Plutarch
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"Memories of past ills are the worst of all torments."
Tacitus
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"Time is the judge of all things."
Tacitus
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"Time devours all things, yet enriches the mind."
Juvenal
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"Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow."
Horace
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"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness."
Horace
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"I must govern the clock, not be governed by it."
Horace
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"Time is the only currency we cannot earn back."
Martial
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"Time given away never returns, so spend it wisely."
Martial
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"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."
Livy
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Livy
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"The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something."
Pliny the Younger
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"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once."
Pliny the Younger
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"Time flies when you're having fun, and stands still when you're not."
Pliny the Younger
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"Memory is the fortress against the oblivion that claims all things."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The past instructs us on how to build the future."
Suetonius
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"Time is the judge that all men must face."
Suetonius
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"The greatest monuments fade, but deeds echo through eternity."
Suetonius
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"Time erases what memory cannot preserve."
Tacitus
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"Time alone judges the value of our deeds."
Tacitus
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"Time flies, but memories remain eternal."
Martial
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"Time is the greatest teacher and the harshest judge."
Martial