Henry David Thoreau Quotes

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

Ah! the clock is always slow; it is later than you think.

There is always time to take more time.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

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

In delay there lies no plenty.

No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.

We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.

Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.

As he that lives longest lives but a little while, every man may be certain that he has no time to waste. The duties of life are commensurate to its duration; and every day brings its task, which, if neglected, is doubled on the morrow.

It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.

Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

Make good use of your time, it flies fast.

As you get older, don't slow down. Speed up. There's less time left!

Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.

If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon.

One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.

The most difficult thing about Time, I have learned, is doing it.

The infinite we shall do right away. The finite may take a little longer.

Be quick, but don't hurry.

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

The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.