# Quotes About Time

The best quotes about time: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.

It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.
Seneca
Lost time is never found again.
Benjamin Franklin
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
William Shakespeare
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.
Leonardo da Vinci
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Leo Tolstoy
Forever is composed of nows.
Emily Dickinson

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## Frequently asked questions

### What are the best quotes about Time?

This page collects the most famous quotes about time from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Seneca, Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare. Each quote is shown with its author.

### Are these quotes about time accurate?

We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.

### Can I copy and share these quotes about time?

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