Tomorrow never comes
Tomorrow is always the day after today. If today is Thursday it will be yesterday tomorrow, and Friday will be today. The saying is used as a... Read more →
Tomorrow is another day
We should not behave as if this were the last day. There is always another day tomorrow, and always the hope that things will get better.... Read more →
To err is human
We are all liable to make mistakes. The saying dates back to classical times. We find it, for instance, in Seneca: 'Humanum est errare.'... Read more →
Times change
What was true or valid at a time in the past is not necessarily so today because circumstances change. The proverb encourages us to keep up to... Read more →
Time is the great healer
However great our grief or disappointment may be, in the course of time it will lessen. In this sense our 'wounds' heal with time.
Time is money
Time is as valuable as money. To waste time is as expensive as to waste money. Neither should be squandered.
Time flies
This comes the Latin, Tempus fugit. It means that time goes so quickly that it is difficult to keep pace with it.
Time and tide wait for no man
Do not delay taking action. If you wish to put to sea, do not miss the tide. Neither tide nor time will tarry for you. In a wider sense, if an... Read more →
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
If we use a small fish as a bait, we shall shall catch a large one. It is worth sacrificing a little in order to gain a great deal more. A... Read more →
Through obedience learn to command
We must learn to obey orders before we are qualified to give them. Obedience is a necessary prerequisite to gaining the experience and... Read more →