A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to mak….

Time rides with the old At a great pace. As travellers on swift steeds See the near landscape fly and flow behind them, While the remoter fields and ….

When the time comes for you to die, you need not be afraid, because death cannot separate you from God's love..

Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you t….

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die..

you don't get to make withdrawals from the time bank. Only deposits..

I can not 'make my mark' for all time - those concepts are mutually exclusive. 'Lasting effect' is a self-contradictory term. Meaning does not exist ….

The future is neither ahead nor behind, on one side or another. Nor is it dark or light. It is contained within ourselves; its evil and good are perp….

Man goes nowhere, everything comes to man like tomorrow..

Was there nought better than to enjoy? No feat which, done, would make time break, And let us pent-up creatures through Into eternity, our due? No fo….

The present time has one advantage over every other -- it is our own..

We must expect everything and fear everything from time and from men..

It is only when we become aware that our time is limited that we can channel our energy into truly living.

We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dim….

Time seemed to suspend itself, or cease altogether. Place faded away. There was only her self, the centre that endured through all times, all events,….

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish..

In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I fin….

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death..

Time, designing slowly, swiftly; Time, destroying slowly, swiftly; Time holding, possessing the earth in its tender indifference..

The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day..

If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall not be roused to meet it; but if he is angry after he has had time to think upon it, ….