Proper Time Quotes

On this page you will find all the quotes on the topic "Proper Time". There are currently 0 quotes in our collection about Proper Time. Discover the TOP 10 sayings about Proper Time!
The best sayings about Proper Time that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
  • It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own failing, or the most zealous benevolence reconcile him to that judgment by which they are detected; but he who endeavours only the happiness of him whom he reproves will always have either the satisfaction of obtaining or deserving kindness; if he succeeds, he benefits his friend; and if he fails, he has at least the consciousness that he suffers for only doing well.

    Kindness   Men   Advice  
    Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.74
  • When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.

    Time   Men   Rich  
  • He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent individual at the proper time.

    August Strindberg (2014). “Married”, p.229, The Floating Press
  • No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon, No dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day, . . . . . . No road, no street, no t' other side the way, . . . . . . No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no buds.

    Flower   Butterfly   Moon  
    Thomas Hood, “No!”
  • To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there.

    Death   Children   Fear  
  • All things happen in their proper time. Everything in life happens in the time allocated for it. Don't waste energy worrying about end results. Worrying only distracts you from living day to day and enjoying life!

  • As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.

    Fun   Memories   Women  
    "Chocolate: The Consuming Passion". Book by Sandra Boynton, 1982.
  • Thanks to the gods I didn't spend much time while growing up with my grandfather's mistress and preserved the flower of my youth, waiting for the proper time to demonstrate my virility.

    Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks, David Hicks (2002). “The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations”, p.25, Simon and Schuster
  • Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late.

    Andre Maurois (2007). “An Art of Living”, p.149, SpiralPress
  • Simply to have all the necessities of life and three meals a day will not bring happiness. Happiness is hidden in the unnecessary and in those impractical things that bring delight to the inner person. . . . When we lack proper time for the simple pleasures of life, for the enjoyment of eating, drinking, playing, creating, visiting friends, and watching children at play, then we have missed the purpose of life. Not on bread alone do we live but on all these human and heart-hungry luxuries.

  • Knowing how to use your voice so it makes sense to your dog, using words in a way your dog can understand, correcting him without creating fear, praising him properly, and doing it all at the proper time are critical skills to develop if your dog is to learn from you.

    Dog   Skills   Voice  
  • A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year.

    Country   Business   War  
  • They've just gone over the line in my opinion, and again, there's a proper time for a pat down, there's a proper time for an advanced technology body search, but it has to be done with some thought.

    Technology   Gone   Done  
  • Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things. . .fail because we lack concentration--the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?

    Art   Mind   Done  
  • Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.

    Doe   Suspense   Delay  
    John Calvin (2012). “Commentary on the Gospel of John”, p.57, Ravenio Books
  • Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper time, otherwise it's lost.

    Thomas Bernhard (2013). “Concrete”, p.81, Faber & Faber
  • Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.

    Silence   Tongue   Speak  
  • All comes at the proper time to him who knows how to wait.

  • At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

    Wise   Time   Delay  
  • Before God, I'm an intimate. Before people, I'm a servant. Before the powers of hell, I'm a ruler, with no tolerance for their influence. Wisdom knows which role to fulfill at the proper time

    Bill Johnson (2010). “Dreaming with God: Co-Laboring with God for Cultural Transformation”, p.85, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • Place your burden at the feet of the Lord of the universe who is ever victorious and accomplishes everything. Remain all the time steadfast in the heart, in the Transcendental Absolute. God knows the past, present and future. He will determine the future for you and accomplish the work. What is to be done will be done at the proper time. Don't worry. Abide in the heart and surrender your acts to the Divine.

    Heart   Past   Feet  
  • Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  • The longest time that man may live, The lapse of generations of his race, The continent entire of time itself, Bears not proportion to Eternity; Huge as a fraction of a grain of dew Co-measured with the broad, unbounded ocean! There is the time of man--his proper time, Looking at which this life is but a gust, A puff of breath, that's scarcely felt ere gone!

    Ocean   Men   Race  
    James Sheridan Knowles (1838). “The Maid of Mariendorpt: A Play, in Five Acts”, p.107
  • The mind which can totally and inanely forget its work and obligations is often also the mind which can, at the proper time, give them the fullest attention.

    Giving   Mind   Attention  
    Robert Grudin (1997). “Time and the Art of Living”, p.133, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently, and nothing can be done, and not one move made, until a “nice cup of tea” is quickly made. There is no question that it brings solace and does steady the mind. What a pity all countries are not.

    Running   Country   Nice  
    "Marlene Dietrich's ABC: Wit, Wisdom, & Recipes".
  • Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He is the wisest man who does everything at the proper time.

  • A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.

    Men   Answers   Rich  
  • Preachers are stewards whom the Lord has ‘set over his household servants to provide them with food at the proper time.’ After all the years the church has suffered under forceful preachers and winning orators, under compelling pulpiteers and clerical bigmouths with egos to match, how nice to hear that Jesus expects preachers in their congregations to be nothing more than faithful household cooks.

    Jesus   Nice   Winning  
  • It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change the course of history. You never really know. But the whole thing is to work at the process of being in sync with the universe, so that everything will align at the proper time so that you can deliver that which is your life mission. And that's why we're here as individuals. And then there's our contribution to the collective. It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

    Simple   Might   Musician  
  • The time is always right to do what is right.

    "This Dallas Boy's MLK Jr. Speech Is Such A Sweet Message For Today's World" by Sarah Friedmann, www.bustle.com. January 2018.
Page of
We hope our collection of Proper Time quotes has inspired you! Our collection of sayings about Proper Time is constantly growing (today it includes 0 sayings from famous people about Proper Time), visit us more often and find new quotes from famous authors!
Share our collection of quotes on social networks – this will allow as many people as possible to find inspiring quotes about Proper Time!