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 moves slowly for the suffering, swiftly for the happy, but it moves the same for all."Romain Rolland
"Time goes by fast, and I only have time to live my life."Simone de Beauvoir
"We have better memories of the future than of the past."Anatole France
"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."Anatole France
"Time is the greatest innovator."Montesquieu
"Time is measured by the changes it brings."Montesquieu
"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness."Montesquieu
"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once"Jean-Paul Sartre
"The only thing that matters is what we do with the time that is given us"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Lost time is never found again."Marcel Proust
"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly in retrospect."Marcel Proust
"The days pass slowly, but the years pass quickly."Marcel Proust
"Time is the creation of those who cannot perceive eternity."Marcel Proust
"A moment always seemed to last a thousand years."Marcel Proust
"Time heals nothing. It merely gives us the grace to bear our wounds."Marcel Proust
"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."Romain Rolland
"Every moment is both an ending and a beginning."Romain Rolland
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."André Gide
"The time to enjoy a European tour is while you're young enough to appreciate it."Denis Diderot
"Time waits for no one, so make the most of every moment."Denis Diderot
"One cannot be and have been simultaneously."Jean-Paul Sartre
"The past can be eaten, the future can be eaten, but the present is the only thing we never eat."Jean-Paul Sartre
"The past is only the past when someone makes it so."Jean-Paul Sartre
"The present is where meaning is created."Jean-Paul Sartre
"A woman's life is not a succession of moments, but a unique temporal experience."Simone de Beauvoir
"The great secret is to improve every moment of our existence."André Gide
"The only real paradise is the paradise that we have lost."Marcel Proust
"Time moves in one direction; memory in another."Marcel Proust
"The time is a coral reef of moment where the present and past both live."Marcel Proust
"Time is like a river of passing events and strong is its current."Marcel Proust