O time, arrest your flight! and you, propitious hours, arrest your course! Let us savor the fleeting delights of our most beautiful days!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wishing to stop time to fully enjoy the most beautiful moments of life.
- In plain terms
- Stop time to enjoy good days longer.
- What can you take from it?
- Savor precious moments before they pass.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What beautiful moment would you pause?
- How do you savor fleeting joy?
Another view
Stopping time is impossible, so learning to accept change is more practical.
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