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  • John Locke Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing.
    John Locke
    English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
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  • Elie Wiesel Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open.
    A Jew Today (1978)
    Elie Wiesel
    Rumanian-born American Writer (1928 - 2016)
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  • Natalie Clifford Barney Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
    Natalie Clifford Barney
    American-born French author (1876 - 1972)
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  • Jawaharlal Nehru Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Indian nationalist and statesman (1889 - 1964)
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  • Carl Sandburg Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.
    Carl Sandburg
    American Poet (1878 - 1967)
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  • Pericles Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
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  • Peter F. Drucker Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed
    Peter F. Drucker
    American management consultant and writer (1909 - 2005)
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  • Henry van Dyke Time is Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, Too short for those who rejoice. But for those who love, time is not.
    Henry van Dyke
    American Protestant Clergyman and Writer (1852 - 1933)
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  • Meister Eckhart Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not only temporal things but temporal affections, not only temporal affections but the very taint and smell of time.
    Meister Eckhart
    German mystic (1260 - 1328)
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  • John Lennon Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
    John Lennon
    British musician (1940 - 1980)
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  • Ralph Hodgson Time, you old gypsy man, will you not stay, put up your caravan just for one day?
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  • Billy Collins To a poet, it's quite ruinous to have a poem distorted, out of shape, or squeezed, shall we say, into this tiny screen. But I'm not sure big digital companies are sensitive to the needs of poets.
    Billy Collins
    American poet (1941 - )
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  • George Orwell To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Joseph Conrad To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
    Joseph Conrad
    In Poland born English writer (1857 - 1924)
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  • St. Augustine of Hippo To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
    St. Augustine of Hippo
    Roman African Christian theologian and philosopher (354 - 430)
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  • Anatole France To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
    Anatole France
    French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1921) (1844 - 1924)
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  • Leonard Bernstein To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.
    Leonard Bernstein
    American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer and pianist (1918 - 1990)
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  • Carlos Castaneda To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
    Carlos Castaneda
    American author and anthropologist (1925 - 1998)
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  • Samuel Johnson To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite human beings, Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Anton Chekhov To advise is not to compel.
    Anton Chekhov
    Russian playwright and short story writer
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