Time Quotes

We all get the same 24 hours. These quotes explore what we do with them and why it matters.

20900 quotes

C
"The noise of the crowd fades; the turning of seasons is eternal."
Cincinnatus
C
"The temporary is permanent only if we refuse to let it end."
Cincinnatus
T
"To control the calendar is to control time itself. This is why I reformed Rome's year."
Tarquin the Proud
A
"Time is the only general that never surrenders to mortal command."
Alcibiades
R
"Rome was not built in a day, nor are great souls forged in haste"
Romulus
R
"Time is the one commodity you cannot earn back once spent"
Romulus
"Time is the fire in which we burn."
Miltiades
S
"Time is the ultimate judge of all human endeavors."
Solon
C
"Time reveals the true nature of all men, stripping away pretense and mask."
Cincinnatus
T
"A single day is enough to make us late and wise."
Themistocles
"Time spent in preparation is never time wasted."
Miltiades
A
"Time reveals the truth that flattery conceals."
Alcibiades
R
"Time flows like the Tiber—constant, unstoppable, and indifferent to our plans."
Romulus
L
"Time is the judge before which all ambitions must stand."
Lycurgus
L
"The time for action is always now; tomorrow belongs to the prepared."
Lycurgus
S
"Do not wait for the perfect moment to act; the present is all we truly possess."
Solon
S
"Time is the judge of all human endeavors; patience will vindicate the just."
Solon
T
"Timing is the art of knowing when to act and when to wait."
Themistocles
T
"Time is the ultimate judge of all actions."
Themistocles
L
"Time is the greatest teacher to those who will listen."
Lycurgus
C
"Time spent in service to others is time invested in eternity."
Cincinnatus
C
"Time teaches that glory fades, but duty endures."
Cincinnatus
A
"Time is the only judge whose verdict cannot be appealed or overturned."
Alcibiades
A
"Time moves at the same pace for all men, yet some accomplish far more—the difference is attention."
Alcibiades
P
"Time is the greatest teacher, if we are wise enough to listen."
Philip II
P
"I have watched empires rise and fall; such is the nature of time."
Philip II
"Time is the enemy of the hesitant and the friend of the bold."
Leonidas I
I
"Time is the greatest teacher; unfortunately it kills all of its students."
Isocrates
A
"Time is the only currency that cannot be earned back once spent."
Alcibiades
D
"Time is the most precious thing a man can spend."
Demosthenes