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Classical antiquity13 quotes

Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity. — Marcus Aurelius · 180 Time, the devourer of all things. — Ovid · 8 Time is a violent torrent; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. — Marcus Aurelius · 180 The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another. — Horace · 14 BC While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BC Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of time and is forgotten through the lapse of time. — Aristotle · 350 BC All 13 quotes →

The Renaissance7 quotes

The whirligig of time brings in his revenges. — William Shakespeare · 1602 Time’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 · 1608 I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595 Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end. — William Shakespeare · 1609 Time, the subtle thief of youth. — John Milton · 1645 Nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defense. — William Shakespeare · 1609 All 7 quotes →

Age of Enlightenment2 quotes

He that runs against Time has an antagonist not subject to casualties. — Samuel Johnson · 1781 The abbreviation of time, and the failure of hope, will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life. — Edward Gibbon · 1794

Ancient World1 quote

I am mighty Time, the source of destruction that comes forth to annihilate the worlds. — Krishna · 200 BC

Colonial America1 quote

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746

Middle Ages1 quote

The foundation of our faith is the belief that God created the Universe from nothing; that time did not exist previously, but was created. — Maimonides · 1190