There is no drawing against tomorrow. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.
More time is wasted not in hours but in minutes. A bucket with a small hole in the bottom gets just as empty as a bucket that is deliberately kicked over. Common advice given to people who want to improve their use of time is to focus on what contributes most. The inverse, however, is also a worthy pursuit. Bits and Pieces , May 1990, p. 18.