James Russell Lowell Quotes

Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take that subtle power, the never-halting time.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

Time abides long enough for those who make use of it.

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

A wise man who has the moment in his hand should not let that moment slip.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

In any weather, at any hour of the day or night, I have been anxious to improve the nick of time, and notch it on my stick too; to stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment; to toe that line.

How long will you wait for the right time to come? The right time is now and the right place is here.

To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B - for all these things you need time. For almost everything you need time, except for one thing: to embrace the present moment.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Things take a long time, but when it's right things move fast.

There is time for everything in life.

Part of living your life is an awareness of the opportunities that can be missed and an awareness that time moves in one direction.

Make use of time, let not advantage slip.

He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he repents himself of time.

Now let us sport us while we may; And now, like amorous birds of prey, Rather at once our time devour, Than languish in his slow-chapped power.

You have all the time in the world, but don't waste a moment.

Each of us has... all the time there is. Those years, weeks, hours, are the sands in the glass running swiftly away. To let them drift through our fingers is tragic waste. To use them to the hilt, making them count for something, is the beginning of wisdom.

I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.

Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

minutes weren't given you to save but to spend. This is yours - now. Stop and live it.