I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

William Shakespeare

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Topic

Wasting time Passage of time Time

Speaker

King Richard II

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1595 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard II. 9 Dec. 1595, The house of Edward Hoby, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Second." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 5.

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Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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Topic
Leisure Killing time Time

Author

Marthe Troly-Curtin
Source
Phrynette Married
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1912 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Troly-Curtin, Marthe. Phrynette Married. The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1912.

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Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

Francis Bacon

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Topic
Personal responsibility Locus of control

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
Of Fortune Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis "Of Fortune." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Fortune." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.