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William Shakespeare2 quotes
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste. — William Shakespeare · 1609I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595Benjamin Franklin1 quote
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746Ernest Hemingway1 quote
I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Horace1 quote
While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BCOno no Komachi1 quote
The flowers withered,
Their color faded away,
While meaninglessly
I spent my days in the world
And the long rains were falling. — Ono no Komachi · 914Willa Cather1 quote
There's nothing so dangerous as sitting still. You've only got one life, one youth, and you can let it slip through your fingers if you want to; nothing easier. Most people do that. — Willa Cather · 1912