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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"I saw the beauty of a moment, and I lingered there forever."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Time is what keeps everything from happening at once."
Meister Eckhart
"To dwell in the present moment is to dwell in eternity."
Meister Eckhart
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"The precious moment of now contains all that we shall ever need."
Julian of Norwich
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"To live in the present moment is to transcend the tyranny of time."
Spinoza
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"The mind is eternal precisely in its transcendence of temporal concerns."
Spinoza
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"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
Mother Teresa
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"Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious about next week, next year, next everything, when all there ever is, is one moment, and it is the moment you are in now."
Mother Teresa
"Time is what keeps everything from happening at once."
Meister Eckhart
"The present moment is the only reality."
Meister Eckhart
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"Time is a gift; use it wisely."
Pope Francis
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"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Life is a brief moment in eternity; use it wisely for the soul's sake."
Teresa of Avila
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"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
Mother Teresa
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"Time is the most precious resource we have; we must spend it wisely."
Pope Francis
"Time is what we use to measure the unmeasurable."
Meister Eckhart
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"Time is a great teacher for those who are willing to learn."
Pope John Paul II
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"We are a generation that is too busy to pray."
Billy Graham
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"Every moment contains an eternity."
Hafiz
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"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
Mother Teresa
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"Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious about next things."
Mother Teresa
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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift."
Mother Teresa
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"Time is our most precious resource; use it wisely."
Pope Francis
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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Time is not money; time is life itself."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"The question is not whether we have time. It is how we use the time we have."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Do not lose yourself in the future. You will lose true life."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Time is made of moments. If you live in the moment, you have all the time you need."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"The future starts today, not tomorrow."
Pope John Paul II