{"id":4340,"date":"2022-01-03T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T13:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timecamp.com\/blog\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:21:16","slug":"quotes-about-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timecamp.com\/blog\/quotes-about-time\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Most Inspiring Quotes About Time for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was last updated on December 5, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

Looking for some inspiring quotes about time? The most popular are “time is money” by Benjamin Franklin or “time is the most valuable thing a man can spend” by Theophrastus. Read on to find some more quotes that you may not have heard before.<\/p>\n

We’re inspired by time. That’s why we decided to create TimeCamp, a 100% free time tracker for unlimited users, and help people improve their time management skills. We do that every day by providing high-quality knowledge about time tracking and project management on our blog and by productivity cycles posting on social networking.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of those motivational cycles was “Time Quotes”. That’s why we want to remind our users what are the most inspiring quotes about time for us. \u00a0Let’s be productive together!<\/p>\n

There are some saying about time that everybody knows, but we hope that you’ll find here also some new quotes about time for 2025.<\/p>\n

Check also\u00a0What is the Secret to Insane Productivity?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

20 Most Inspiring Quotes About Time<\/h2>\n
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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

William Penn<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hippocrates<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Lao Tzu<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Steve Jobs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Albert Einstein<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Better three hours to soon than one minute too late.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have of them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Marcel Proust<\/h3>\n

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Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Benjamin Franklin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

George Orwell<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time is like the wind, it lifts the light and leaves the heavy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Domenico Cieri Estrada<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Coco<\/strong> Chanel<\/h3>\n

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Time expands, then contracts, and in tune with the stirrings of the heart .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Haruki Murakami<\/h3>\n

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They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Andy Warhol<\/h3>\n

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There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bill Watterson<\/h3>\n

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In such seconds of decision entire futures are made.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dan Simmons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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For the present is the point at which time touches eternity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

C.S. Lewis<\/h3>\n

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It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Seneca<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time is the wisest of all things that are, for it brings everything to light.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thales<\/h3>\n

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If time travel is possible, where are the tourist from the future?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stephen Hawkings<\/h3>\n

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A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Charles Darwin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Roy T. Bennett<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The key is not spending time, but in investing it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stephen R. Covey<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Leonardo da Vinci<\/h3>\n

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Time is a storm in which we are all lost.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

William Carlos Williams<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There’s never enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jack Bergman<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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What is the most inspiring quote for you from the following ones?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know any other foamous sayings about time which inspires you, but we didn’t mention it here?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leave it in a\u00a0comment!<\/h4>\n

\ud83d\udc49 If you want to find out more inspiring quotes check our list of 25 Brilliant Productivity Quotes To Move Your Ass!<\/a><\/p>\n

Or create your own using a free quote maker (e.g., like this one).\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can also get some help from teams like Edubirdie (visit their website). They assist with writing quotes, providing essay help,\u00a0and much more. Their team of professional writers creates well-crafted and thoroughly researched papers. If you need help with an essay or require specific quotes, Edubirdie has the expertise to support your academic needs.<\/p>\n

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