C. S. Lewis Quotes

Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things.

First things first, second things never.

A proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means putting first things first.

Someday you're going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.

Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

I always make time for the things that are important to me.

It's how you prioritize in life.

Don't forget that some things count more than other things.

You get to choose to do what's important.

I consider myself to be a man with my priorities in order.

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

If everything is important, then nothing is.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

Never confuse the importance of things with things of importance.

Let's hope the first comes first.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

It is a happy thing for us that this is really all we have to concern ourselves about--what to do next. No man can do the second thing. He can do the first.

What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.

Constantly take inventory of what's important to you.

I think when you take forever off the table, it does something really interesting to what you think is important.

You confuse what's important with what's impressive.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.