Quote by Adelaide Proctor

One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall;Some are coming, some are going;Do not strive to grasp them all.

One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fal

Summary

This quote reminds us that time is constantly passing by, like sands slipping through our fingers. It advises us not to be obsessed with trying to hold onto every moment, but instead to appreciate the natural ebb and flow of life. It encourages us to let go and embrace the inevitable changes that come with the passage of time.

Topics

By Adelaide Proctor

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.

Home -- that blessed word, which opens to the human heart th

Home -- that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel's wings.

Lydia Maria Child

He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he

He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.

In a major matter no details are small.

In a major matter no details are small.

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.

Christopher Dawson

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A

Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good re

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

Alcohol/alcoholism

We can love with all our hearts those in whom we recognize g

We can love with all our hearts those in whom we recognize great faults. It would be impertinent to believe that perfection alone has the right to please us; sometimes our weaknesses attach us to each other as much as our virtues.

Luc De Clapiers

Love Rights Virtues Faults

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you sh

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.