"The strongest of all warriors are these two – Time and Patience."
Leo Tolstoy
Time Quotes
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Time Quotes
Discover 200 time quotes from Benjamin Franklin, Seneca, Rabindranath Tagore, Albert Einstein, Kabir and William Shakespeare.
"Remember that time is money."Benjamin Franklin
Value of TimeWork
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of."Benjamin Franklin
LifeWasting Time
"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
William Penn
Time ManagementWisdom
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
Michael Altshuler
ControlMotivation
"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
Marthe Troly-Curtin
EnjoymentLeisure
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is."C. S. Lewis
"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend."
Theophrastus
Value of TimeWisdom
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it."
Seneca
Wasting TimeLife
"Life is long, if you know how to use it."
Seneca
LifeUsing Time Well
"Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
LegacyGreatness
"The trouble is, you think you have time."
Jack Kornfield
UrgencyMortality
"Time is the wisest counselor of all."
Pericles
"Time is the longest distance between two places."
Tennessee Williams
DistanceLonging
"Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
MemoryPassing Time
"Time is a game played beautifully by children."
Heraclitus
ChildhoodPlay
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
Heraclitus
ChangeFlow of Time
"Time is the moving image of eternity."Plato
EternityPhilosophy
"Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go."
Henry Austin Dobson
MortalityReflection
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."William Shakespeare
PunctualityWisdom
"I wasted time, and now doth time waste me."William Shakespeare
RegretWasting Time
"The time is out of joint."William Shakespeare
DisorderChange
"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."
Hector Berlioz
LearningDark Humor
"Time is what keeps everything from happening at once."
Ray Cummings
Nature of TimeWit
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
Albert Einstein
RelativityHumor
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About Time Quotes
# Time Quotes
Time is the one resource everyone receives equally, and the one we can never get back. It heals, it teaches, it flies when we're happy and crawls when we wait. Philosophers have puzzled over it, scientists have measured it, and poets have mourned and celebrated it. How we spend our time ultimately becomes how we spend our lives.
This collection brings together 200 of the best time quotes from philosophers, scientists, writers and leaders, including Seneca, Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore, Kabir and Thiruvalluvar. Whether you're looking for motivation to stop procrastinating, wisdom about patience, or a reminder to cherish the moment, these quotes will help you see time in a new light.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Time quotes.
What is the most famous quote about time?
One of the most famous is Benjamin Franklin's "Remember that time is money," along with "Lost time is never found again." Other classics include Seneca's "Life is long, if you know how to use it," Shakespeare's "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me," and Leo Tolstoy's "The strongest of all warriors are these two – Time and Patience."
What do Indian thinkers say about time?
Kabir urged "What you plan to do tomorrow, do today; what you plan for today, do now." Thiruvalluvar compared time to "a saw that cuts away the days of life" and advised waiting "like the heron" for the right moment. The ancient poet Bhartrihari wrote "Time did not pass; it is we who passed," and Tagore wrote that "The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
What are the best quotes on time management?
Stephen Covey said "The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities," Peter Drucker said "Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else," Jim Rohn said "Either you run the day or the day runs you," and Brian Tracy said "Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution."
What are some short quotes about time?
Popular short lines include "Forever is composed of nows" (Emily Dickinson), "Be here now" (Ram Dass), "Someday is not a day of the week" (Janet Dailey), "Time is the great physician" (Benjamin Disraeli), and "Time isn't the main thing. It's the only thing" (Miles Davis).
What are some quotes about patience and time?
Lao Tzu said "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished," Emerson advised "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience," Rousseau said "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet," and Tolstoy said "Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait."
How can I use time quotes?
Time quotes are great for productivity posts, study motivation, office walls, planners, journaling, birthday and New Year messages, retirement cards and speeches. Picking one time quote as a weekly focus can be a simple way to beat procrastination.