The man who begins to go to bed forty minutes before he opens his bedroom door is bored; that is to say, he is not living.
Arnold BennettRead
Time is the inexplicable raw material of everything. With it, all is possible, without it nothing. The supply of time is truly a daily miracle, an affair genuinely astonishing when one examines it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Time is essential for the creation and achievement of everything in life.
This quote expresses the profound significance of time as a fundamental resource that enables all action and accomplishment. It highlights how the mere existence of time is miraculous and invites reflection on how we value and utilize this precious resource in our daily lives.
Themes
TimeMiraclePossibilityResourceImportance
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of time management for students.
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