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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"The value of time is only understood by those who waste it."Tacitus
"Time is the judge that proves all claims and exposes all falsehoods."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The flow of time erases certainties that once seemed immutable."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The passing of time grants perspective impossible in the moment."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Time is the ultimate arbiter of all human endeavor and ambition."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."Pliny the Elder
"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness."Pliny the Elder
"Time is the king of all men, yet he is but a slave to those who use it wisely."Pliny the Elder
"Time is the most precious thing a man can spend."Cato the Younger
"The present is where time finds itself."Livy
"Delay is the greatest form of denial."Livy
"Time heals what reason cannot."Livy
"Time is the fire in which we burn"Cato the Elder
"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second best time is now"Cato the Elder
"He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses."Horace
"He who plants dates will not harvest dates."Horace
"The great advantage of living in this age is that we can choose to live in any age."Pliny the Younger
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it."Pliny the Younger
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."Pliny the Younger
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."Pliny the Younger
"Time is the true emperor of all mortals."Diocletian
"The passage of time reveals the truth of all things."Diocletian
"Time is the greatest teacher, for it reveals the truth of all things."Constantine I
"Time lost cannot be recovered; spend it as you would spend gold."Constantine I
"Time is the judge of all things."Septimius Severus
"The present shapes the future."Septimius Severus
"Time is the most precious commodity, for it cannot be recovered once spent."Pliny the Elder
"Mountains stand as monuments to the patient work of time."Pliny the Elder
"The passage of time teaches lessons that no teacher can convey."Pliny the Elder
"Time reveals what character conceals."Cato the Younger