Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
— William Penn · Time
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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
— William Penn · Time
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“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
“Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.”
“Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.”
“Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.”
“A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.”
“True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.”
“Another force, which is not a force at all but is equally important, is the "force" of the Nonbeing, the force of the Nothing, the force of Emptiness, or the absolute vacuum. Without this “force,” space and time would not be possible. We must also state that time is impossible without space. In this sense, we treat time as a feature or property of space.”
“Every particle is born with the help of emptiness; every form of life and Everything from it is life; there is no life beyond it. Its vibrations make multitudes; there is no organic or nonorganic matter. These are our interpretations and linguistic definitions. Everything that is—it is life; Everything beyond it is nothing. The World is the imagined Perpetuum mobile, making Everything from “nothing” by “nothing.”
“If time were like a passage of music, you could keep going back to it till you got it right.”
“As I observe the passage of time, I find an increasing appreciation for the concept of departure from this realm, not from a place of sorrow, but rather from an evolving sense of disconnection from a civilization that appears to be loosening its hold on intellect and decorum. The vernacular and idioms humans employ are shifting, less focused on the conveyance of ideas and more on the provocation of reaction or disdain. It is perplexing to witness linguistic constructs, across various tongues like Spanish, being repurposed not for their original intent but as subtle derogations. My aversion has always been towards the trivialization of language through vulgarity or derision masquerading as cleverness, particularly when it belittles or scoffs. Once, I entertained notions of altering the societal fabric, aspiring to refine the dialogue, yet now I grasp the insight in transforming one's own essence instead. Perhaps the ultimate retreat lies not in relocating to another dimension but in transcending to a higher state of consciousness, where the cacophony of this world becomes merely a faint murmur.”