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Wasting time7 quotes
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746When 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 · 1609While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BCThe flowers withered,
Their color faded away,
While meaninglessly
I spent my days in the world
And the long rains were falling. — Ono no Komachi · 914There'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 · 1912I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595All 7 quotes →Passage of time3 quotes
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 · 914I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Time3 quotes
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BCI wasted time, and now doth time waste me. — William Shakespeare · 1595Carpe diem2 quotes
While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BCThere'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 · 1912Aging1 quote
I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Disappointment1 quote
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 · 1609Life1 quote
I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Living life to the fullest1 quote
I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Memories1 quote
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 · 1609Nature of life1 quote
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746Procrastination1 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 · 1912Spending time1 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 · 914Youth1 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