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Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
You may delay, but time will not.
You may delay, but time will not.
Behind, he hears Time's iron gates close faintly,
He is now far from them;
For he has read more
Behind, he hears Time's iron gates close faintly,
He is now far from them;
For he has reached the city of the saintly,
The New Jerusalem.
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.
Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.
Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.
Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.
Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.
Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.
