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The Renaissance6 quotes
The whirligig of time brings in his revenges. — William Shakespeare · 1602Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave. — William Shakespeare · 1608I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end. — William Shakespeare · 1609Time, the subtle thief of youth. — John Milton · 1645Nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defense. — William Shakespeare · 1609Classical antiquity4 quotes
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another. — Horace · 14 BCBright youth passes swiftly as a thought. — Theognis of Megara · 541 BCBut meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying. — Virgil · 29 BCTime is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light. — ThalesAge of Enlightenment2 quotes
Nae man can tether time or tide. — Robert Burns · 1791The abbreviation of time, and the failure of hope, will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life. — Edward Gibbon · 1794