Quotes About Timing

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

Everything takes me longer than I expect. It's the sad truth about life

There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.

A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.

The man who never tells an unpalatable truth 'at the wrong time' (the right time has yet to be discovered) is the man whose success in life is fairly well assured.

[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he who is hasty falls back in the interests of God.

There are certain times when most people are in a disposition of being informed, and 'tis incredible what a vast good a little truth might do, spoken in such seasons.

All the art of analysis consists in saying a truth only when the other person is ready for it, has been prepared for it by an organic process of gradation and evolution.

Always ask for the truth. Just make sure the time is right.

The truth invariably arrives several years after you need it.

To tell you the truth, I think it's about that we shouldn't get our driver's licenses till real late in life.

Generally speaking, we can and should say everything. We just have to choose the right time, otherwise the truth can be worse than a lie.

Hell is truth seen too lateduty neglected in its season.

Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects.

Unhappy times are the best for levity. You don't light candles in the middle of the day, do you?

With God, there's always an appointed time for things, and when you put Him first, trust in His timing, and keep the faith, miracles happen!

When God is ready for you to move, He will make your situation uncomfortable.

The Arabs always seem to accept yesterday's formulations too late

When it came to opening statements, I was from the Legal Siegel school of law. He always said, save your powder, meaning less is more; don't reveal your case or its surprises until it's time to present your evidence.

until after we publish.

La mayoría de los hombres con los que he estado… Es como si quisieran algo de mí que no les daba. No sé lo que era, pero simplemente no lo tenía para darlo. Entonces o me iba demasiado pronto o me quedaba demasiado.