“Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.”

“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.”

“Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.”

“Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.”

“The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.”

“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”

“A day spent wasting time, that you enjoyed, is not time wasted.”