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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.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try read more
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers
Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers
We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.
We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.
My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.
My days are never long enough. Yet, they seem to last forever.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; read more
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.