Don’t waste time. Don’t waste it in idleness; don’t waste it in regretting the time already wasted; don’t waste it in resolutions a thousand times repeated, never to be carried out. Don’t waste your time. Use all of it. Sleep, work, rest, think. – Arthur Brisbane
“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ” – M. Scott Peck
Time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. – William Faulkner
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
“Modern man thinks he loses something – time – when he does not do things quickly; yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains – except kill it.” – Erich Fromm
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey … delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” ― Jenkin Lloyd Jones
“In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.” – Barbara de Angelis
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
“People like to say that everything’s ‘perfect,’ and you look around and see that life is anything but that! But just as a weight bench is perfect for strengthening muscles but too uncomfortable for sleeping or sitting back and watching TV, life provides the resistance you need to learn and grow. You didn’t come here to sit back, relax and feel happy all the time; you came here to grow, and the way to grow is to bravely face the problems before you and improve yourself in the process. Life’s imperfections provide perfect opportunities to build your spiritual muscles.” – Shaun Roundy
“Depression is when your favorite thoughts and feelings go on vacation without you. Don’t worry. Wherever they went, they’re probably having a really good time.” – Shaun Roundy
“To pierce through the illusion of separateness, to realize that which lies beyond duality—that is a goal worthy of a lifetime.” – Unknown
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it’s time to check your yardstick. – Bill Lemley
Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose. – Thomas Edison
“Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you do, and you will presently come to love him.” – C.S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity”
You can tell happiness by a smile or a laugh. But joy, real joy, is something else, something that only the eyes reveal. They seem to look out and in at the same time, loving both self and other, judging neither. – Mary Ylvisaker Nilsen
“A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.” – Laura Hillenbrand, *Unbroken*
“If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship… Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.” – Annie Dillard
“Even After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky.” – Hafiz
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