Culture and Lifestyle Quotes and Sayings 20 Quotes About Time Passing No matter how hard we try, time goes on. By Sierra Guardiola Sierra Guardiola Sierra is a writer and editor with many interests. She comes from a newspaper background and has over four years experience writing for magazines. She enjoys learning about new topics and providing readers with helpful tips and ideas. She has covered everything from how to make the best apple pie to transforming your outdoor space with a few key decorations. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on January 20, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Getty Images Time always seems to be flying by, with no possibility of slowing down. It's difficult to shake the feeling that time is fleeting. It seems that there is either not enough time, or too much time wasted, but never is it just the right amount. But take it from us: It's time to toss that mindset out the door and begin to live in the moment. Take advantage of time and own it. We often work our whole lives to try and slow down time, whether that's in the form of appearances, opportunities, or relationships. The best thing we can do for ourselves is to let that idea go and accept that the progression of time is inevitable and what makes life interesting. It brings about new possibilities, new understanding, and fresh starts. If it feels like time isn't on your side, or if you've been working to embrace the fleeting nature of it, these quotes will offer comfort and wisdom into how to make peace with the passing of time. 01 of 20 Marty Rubin Southern Living "Seize the day, then let it go." – Marty Rubin 02 of 20 Judith Minty Southern Living "I give you this to take with you: Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you can begin again, with pure joy in the uprooting." – Judith Minty 03 of 20 Anthony G. Oettinger Southern Living "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." – Anthony G. Oettinger 04 of 20 Harvey Mackay Southern Living "Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back." – Harvey Mackay 05 of 20 Pope John Paul II Southern Living "The future starts today, not tomorrow." – Pope John Paul II 06 of 20 Veronica Roth Southern Living "It's strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary." – Veronica Roth 07 of 20 C.S. Lewis Southern Living "The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." – C.S. Lewis 08 of 20 Marthe Troly-Curtin Southern Living "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." – Marthe Troly-Curtin 09 of 20 Rose Kennedy Southern Living "Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments." – Rose Kennedy 10 of 20 Art Buchwald Southern Living "Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got." – Art Buchwald 11 of 20 Charles Caleb Colton Southern Living "The present time has one advantage over every other – it is our own." – Charles Caleb Colton 12 of 20 Marty Rubin Southern Living "Time does not pass, it continues." – Marty Rubin 13 of 20 Herb Gardner Southern Living "You have got to own your days and live them, each one of them, every one of them, or else the years go by and none of them belong to you." – Herb Gardner 14 of 20 Haruki Murakami Southern Living "No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away." – Haruki Murakami 15 of 20 A.J. Compton Southern Living "Although we try to control it in a million different ways, the only things you can ever really do to time are enjoy it, or waste it. That's it." – A.J. Compton 16 of 20 Nathaniel Hawthorne Southern Living "Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." – Nathaniel Hawthorne 17 of 20 Khalil Gibran Southern Living "Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream." – Khalil Gibran 18 of 20 Niccolo Machiavelli Southern Living "The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." – Niccolo Machiavelli 19 of 20 Paracelsus Southern Living "Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new." – Paracelsus 20 of 20 John Green Southern Living "One day, you're 17 and you're planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life." – John Green Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit