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 does not heal; it merely teaches us to hide our wounds."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Memory is a form of forgetting."
John Banville
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"Time is the substance from which I am made."
John Banville
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"The present moment is all we ever have."
John Banville
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"Every moment is precious."
John Banville
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"Time is the cruelest editor of human affairs."
Eça de Queirós
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"Time is the one thing we cannot negotiate with, bargain with, or bribe."
Saramago
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"Time flows like a river, carrying us toward our destiny."
Luís de Camões
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"Memory preserves what time threatens to erase forever."
Luís de Camões
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"Time is the cruelest judge—it reveals all truth eventually."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Time is a circle drawn by God."
Fernando Pessoa
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"The future is a synonym for nothing."
Fernando Pessoa
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"O tempo é um rio que leva embora o que somos e o que fomos."
Almeida Garrett
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"O tempo é nosso professor mais severo e mais sábio."
Almeida Garrett
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"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."
Padraig Colum
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"Time once lost can never be reclaimed."
Padraig Colum
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"Every moment contains an entire lifetime."
John Banville
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"The present moment is always already the past."
John Banville
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"Forgetting is as important as remembering."
John Banville
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"Time doesn't move; we move through it differently."
John Banville
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"Time is a narrative structure, not a measurable quantity."
John Banville
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"In the vast ocean of time, even the mightiest empires become mere ripples."
Luís de Camões
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"Time erodes all certainties, leaving only questions."
Eça de Queirós
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"Time passes equally for all, yet weighs differently on each of us."
Eça de Queirós
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"Time doesn't heal all wounds; it only makes us forget why we are still bleeding."
Saramago
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"Time is the one currency we cannot buy more of."
Saramago
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"In the mirror of time, we see reflected both our triumphs and our sorrows."
Luís de Camões
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"Time is both a gift and a teacher."
Austin Clarke
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"Time is the currency we cannot earn back."
Austin Clarke
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"Time passes, but nothing passes away completely."
Fernando Pessoa