“Some time has passed? He holds it in recollection. Time is upon us? He...” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote

“Some time has passed? He holds it in recollection. Time is upon us? He uses it. Time is to come? This he anticipates. The combining of all times into one makes his life long.”

“There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.”

“It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.”

“I am not a ‘wise man,’ nor . . . shall I ever be. And so require not from me that I should be equal to the best, but that I should be better than the wicked. It is enough for me if every day I reduce the number of my vices, and blame my mistakes.”

“Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.”

“Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.”

“New Year New Moment in time.”

“But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.”

“Vladimir: That passed the time.”

“Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.”

“Of course, most of us, in the service of sanity, do not fixate on the end.”

“A single watch or clock can be a powerful influence on a man, but when a man lives among as many watches and clocks as crowded the tiny, dim shop of Mr Gonzales, some lagging behind, some skipping ahead, but all ticking monotonously on in their witless fashion, the multitude of them may be likely to deprive them of importance, as a gem loses its value when there are too many just like it which are too easily or cheaply obtainable.”