Quotes related to Ephesians 5:16
Men that had understanding of the times." 1 Chr. 12:32 I cannot doubt that this sentence, like every sentence in Scripture was written for our learning. These men of Issachar are set before us as a pattern to be imitated, and an example to be followed, for it is a most important thing to understand the times in which we live, and to understand what those times require. Next to our Bibles and our own hearts, our Lord would have us study our own times.
— JC Ryle
If you are in a situation where you can turn an opportunity into something great, grab that chance.
— Jack Canfield
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
Life is very precious to God. That's why He made it so fragile and so short." "That make absolutely no sense." "Yes, it does. He made it fragile so we would treasure it, just like He does. You're not nearly as careful with your cast-iron frying pans as you are with your good china, are you? God wanted life to be precious to us-so He made it as frail as fine china.
— Lynn Austin
Most men think they are simply here on earth to kill time—and it's killing them.
— John Eldredge
I always making sure I was present when anything was going on. I feared that if I missed any opportunity, the magic would come while I was not there and I would miss it forever.
— John Eldredge
We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
— John F. Kennedy
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
— Earl Nightingale
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
— Mae West
Thou therefore on these Herbs, and Fruits, and Flow'rs Feed first, on each Beast next, and Fish, and Fowl, No homely morsels, and whatever thing The Scyth of Time mows down, devour unspar'd, Till I in Man residing through the Race, His thoughts, his looks, words, actions all infect, And season him thy last and sweetest prey.
— John Milton
What you haven't done by thirty you're not likely to do. What you have done you'll do lots more.
— John Updike
This life is the one to be lived now, that much is crystal-clear. What did Thoreau supposedly say—'One world at a time'?
— John Updike