Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time controls human life, giving us what it chooses, not what we want.
- In plain terms
- Time rules us all and gives what it wants.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that time dictates much of our fate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you respect time?
- What does time take from you?
Another view
Some aspects of life are within human control beyond time's sway.
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