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