Denis Diderot on time

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Scepticism is the first step towards truth.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss1904–1991

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Henry van Dyke1852–1933Time Is

• Love

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Gautama Buddha501–501 BC