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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying th

Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once past, there is no recalling it. – Jonathan Swift

Other quotes by Jonathan Swift

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. – Jonathan Swift

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Anniversary
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Jonathan Swift
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Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. – Jonathan Swift

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Carpe Diem
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Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), sleep, eating and swilling, buttoning and unbuttoning — how much remains of downright existence? The summer of a dormouse. – Lord Byron

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Carpe Diem

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. – Henry David Thoreau, “Economy,” Walden, 1854

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Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying. – Christian Furchtegott Gellert

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But times of stress and difficulty are inevitable in life. Mental hygiene means preparation to deal with such times. – Mental Health Bulletin, Illinois Society for Mental Health, 1928

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The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldnt cross the road to see them. Its people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones. – Nick Lowe

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda – we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics. – Angela Merkel

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