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For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our
years as a tale that is read more
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our
years as a tale that is told.
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.
My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.
Backward, flow backward, O full tide of years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears,
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Backward, flow backward, O full tide of years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears,
Toil without recompense--tears all in vain,
Take them and give me my childhood again.
I have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.
Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.
Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.
One must learn a different... sense of time, one that depends more on small amounts than big ones.
One must learn a different... sense of time, one that depends more on small amounts than big ones.
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.
We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.