One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.
Follow your desire as long as you live and do not perform more than ordered; do not lessen the time following desire, for the wasting of time is an abomination to the spirit.
- Topic: Time
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I remember my youth and the feeling that I could last forever, outlast the sea, the earth and all men.
› Joseph Conrad
Life is short. Time is fast. No replay, no rewind. Enjoy every moment as it comes.
› Buddha
The past is memory. The future is imagination. All that exists is now.
› Buddha
There is only one time that is important—now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.
› Leo Tolstoy
You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.
› Harriet Martineau
