Peter De Vries Quotes

The infinite we shall do right away. The finite may take a little longer.

I think of all my time as existing in 15-minute blocks. Most people think in terms of 30-minute chunks, but I've found that when I free up more time, I waste it.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Procrastination is still the thief of time.

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. I am very sure, that many people lose two or three hours every day, by not taking care of the minutes.

The time you waste now you'll wish you used well at the end.

There is always time to take more time.

Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today -- for tomorrow's gonna be bad enough as it is.

One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.

Aesop, that great man, saw his master making water as he walked. "What!" he said, "Must we void ourselves as we run?" Use our timeas best we may, yet a great part of it will still be idly and ill spent.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly of misspending time.

You spend your time like you spend money. You can waste it or invest it.

Whatever can be done another day can be done today.

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big boost of relieved energy.

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.

A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.

You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.