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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"The dichotomy proves that infinite tasks cannot be completed in finite time."
Zeno of Elea
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"To complete an infinite series of tasks is to do the impossible; hence, no finite journey can be completed."
Zeno of Elea
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"The infinite cannot be completed; yet every motion requires completing the infinite; hence, motion is impossible."
Zeno of Elea
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"Motion requires completing the infinite; we cannot complete the infinite; therefore, motion does not occur."
Zeno of Elea
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"The infinite divisibility of space ensures that no finite journey can ever be completed."
Zeno of Elea
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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
Socrates
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"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness."
Socrates
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"I have lived through the ages of this world, and I have seen much both of great beauty and terrible sorrow."
Elrond
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"The river flows ever onward, carrying with it the memories of ages."
Elrond
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"Time reveals all truths, though we may not live to see them unveiled."
Elrond
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"Every moment matters in the grand tapestry of life."
Timmy
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"Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of time and is forgotten through the lapse of time."
Aristotle
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"For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day."
Aristotle
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"Time is the measure of movement; it measures the motion between past and future."
Aristotle
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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
Plato
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"Time moves differently when you're truly alive."
Tiffany
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Elrond
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
Elrond
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"The rivers of time cannot be turned back."
Elrond
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"Time is both our greatest gift and our cruelest burden."
Elrond
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"Time spent with good friends is never wasted."
Timmy
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"He who best understands his age is the truest servant of the age."
Socrates
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"Time is a game played beautifully by children."
Plato
"Waste not your time on those who would diminish your spirit."
Epicurus
"The person who claims to lack time simply has not chosen their priorities wisely."
Epicurus
"What is past is beyond remedy; what is future is beyond certainty; only now is within our power."
Epicurus
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"Time flies when you're having fun, and crawls when you're not."
Frank Jr.
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"Time is what keeps everything from happening at once."
Frank Jr.
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"I saw my whole life as if I'd already lived it."
Rose DeWitt Bukater
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"There are only seconds for you."
Rose DeWitt Bukater