Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.

Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I've ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing.... Through all that haste I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

Time moves along at its own pace for as long as we are on this planet, and then some. So why try to beat it anymore? Maybe it's better to meet time head on and chill ourselves out so we can exist in harmony with the passing days.

Be quick without hurrying.

Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

Do not make too much haste on one's road.

Have a time and place for everything, and do everything in its time and place, and you will not only accomplish more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.

Do not push so fast ahead, do slow down a bit! Otherwise you won't catch up with yourselves.

My basic philosophy can be summed up by an expression we use in Norwegian: hurry slowly. Get there, but be patient.

There's seldom as much hurry as I used to think there was.

There is time in life for everything.

Everything has a place and time.

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

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

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.

To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

Give yourself permission to get the most out of your life. If you're spending all your time scrubbing corners with a toothbrush, you're kind of missing the point. Taking shortcuts doesn't mean shortcutting the end result.

I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible.

We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

Over the years I learned that you can have it all - just not at the same time.

Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.