My OperaYesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift
Saturday, October 29, 2005 12:49:47 PM
Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?
Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow."
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running!! Make the most of today.
To realise the value of one year, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realise the value of one month, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realise the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of one minute, ask a person who just missed a train.
To realise the value of one second, ask someone who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of one millisecond, ask the person who won a silver medal at the olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present.
Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?
Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow."
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running!! Make the most of today.
To realise the value of one year, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realise the value of one month, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realise the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of one minute, ask a person who just missed a train.
To realise the value of one second, ask someone who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of one millisecond, ask the person who won a silver medal at the olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present.
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Anonymous # Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:40:03 PM
Anonymous # Sunday, December 4, 2005 2:34:55 PM
Ivan MinicSerbianFighter # Sunday, December 4, 2005 2:39:14 PM
Anonymous # Thursday, February 16, 2006 6:39:35 AM
muthafcuk # Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:29:26 AM
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The Moose GuyTheMooseGuy # Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:16:33 PM
For anyone that's interested in the origin of the quote, I found the following...
The full quote often reads: "The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."
In the 1902 book, "Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday: Garden Delights..." by Alice Morse Earle, it is noted that the words "Time Waits for No Man" is a play on words or punning device of "gnomon" that has been used on sun dials. A gnomon is a pointer on a sun dial. Somewhere along the way came the full quote which has been truncated by some to your version.
Many believe the phrase has its root in "Time and Tide wait for No Man," meaning no one is so powerful that he can stop the march of time.
According to "The Phrase Finder":
The origin is uncertain, although it's clear that the phrase is ancient and that it predates modern English. The earliest known record is from St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."
A version in modern English -- "the tide abides for, tarrieth for no man, stays no man, tide nor time tarrieth no man" evolved into the present day version.
djkreature # Friday, July 23, 2010 5:39:48 PM
Originally posted by muthafcuk:
Get back under your bridge troll.
Paul McGuinnessMrKleeneze # Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:06:21 AM
Thanks to The Moose Guy for putting Anonymous straight.
Typical Americans trying to claim anything good, when we all know that they are only responsible for the bad things in the world.
The quote outdates the 'discovery' of America yet still they think they can lay claim to it!
Bunch of
UK sux big ballsuksuxbigballs # Saturday, April 9, 2011 7:55:59 AM
Alice Morse Earle wrote "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present." and she's American.
And noone claimed an American was the first to write "Time Waits for No Man".
M. Brockefellermbrockefeller1 # Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:26:56 AM
P.S. "The TRUTH will set you free" -- Jesus Christ of Nazareth. And further, "What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." -- Napoleon Hill.