Quotes in time

A woodsman was once asked, "What would you do if you had just five minutes to chop down a tree?" He answered, "I would spend the first two and a half minutes sharpening my axe."

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The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

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We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.


The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.

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What may be done at any time will be done at no time.


Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

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Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.

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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.


I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter.

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It is easy to date an earthquake, but not an economic decline.