William Booth Quotes

Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity.

Life is long if you know how to use it.

You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'

We all have a short period of time on this earth-We probably only have the opportunity to do a few things really great and do them well. None of us has any idea how long we're going to be here nor do I, but my feeling is I've got to accomplish a lot of these things while I'm young.

Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enough.

I have one life and one chance to make it count for something... My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.

My business is, with all my might to serve my own generation; in doing so I shall best serve the next generation, should the Lord Jesus tarry... The longer I live, the more I am enabled to realize that I have but one life to live on earth, and that this one life is but a brief life, for sowing, in comparison with eternity, for reaping.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.

I truly believe that God has given us few brain cells, and you have to direct them to the right things that make you happy.

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

I think people try to make the most of their time on Earth and also to 'fix' their time on Earth.

If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.

I always want to be doing something - going somewhere, doing a project, teaching a class, writing an article. I try to use up my day. You have a limited time on this planet - try to use as much of it as you can for productive purposes.

We each have our lives... What matters is not how long those lives last, but what we do with them.

Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used in good and fruitful actions.

I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. As long as the Lord gives me strength I want to keep writing and keep preaching.

Always try to understand and educate yourselves on the reasons why Allah has given you life, do that part first then enjoy the rest of life and chill out.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.

Your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.

Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.

If a man tried to take his time on earth and prove before he died, what one man's life could be worth, well I wonder what would happen to this world?

If you have anything better to be doing when death overtakes you, get to work on that.

Everybody dies. What matters is what you do between now and when it happens to you.

You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.