Time Quotes

"The arrow in flight is at rest in every instant, therefore it never truly moves."

"The runner cannot catch the tortoise, though he is swifter, for he must traverse infinity."

"The moment is not time; time is the infinite collection of moments."

"The Dichotomy: before running, you must reach the midpoint; before that, another midpoint."

"The swiftest cannot escape the slowest in infinite space."

"The arrow argument: at each instant, the arrow occupies a space equal to itself."

"All coming-to-be implies a prior state; all ceasing-to-be implies a future state."

"If motion were real, the slow could not be outrun by the swift—yet both are caught in infinity."

"Achilles pursues the tortoise in a race of eternal intervals."

"Eternity is not endless time, but the negation of time itself."

"Being cannot be younger or older than itself, for it exists eternally in the same state."

"Space, like time, divides infinitely; thus, any distance is never truly covered."

"What truly is was always; what comes to be is not truly; what truly is, always will be."

"In infinite space, time itself becomes a paradox without solution."

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

"The morning is wiser than the evening."

"Time is the most precious gift, for unlike money, it cannot be earned back once spent."

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

"Time is the greatest teacher and the cruelest judge."

"Time is precious—spend it with those you love."

"Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through lapse of time."

"The most painful state is remembering the future, especially the one you'll never have."

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

"Time is the image of eternity."

"Time is precious, cherish every moment."

"Aging brings wisdom, but the young possess vigor; both are precious in their season."

"Time, once wasted, cannot be recovered; therefore use it with intention."

"Consider the stadium: in moving from one point to another, you must first cover half the distance, then half of what remains—infinity awaits."

"Infinity is not a destination but a perpetual remaining—this is the secret of existence."

"Time does not exist; motion through time cannot occur; therefore, change is illusory."