Misspent Quotes

16 quotes by 15 authors

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. — Ambrose Bierce
To my son Hugh, in return for the care and sorrow he has caused me all the days of his life, for his dissolute career… — Hallie Erminie Rives
DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper… — Ambrose Bierce
To play billiards well is the sign of a misspent youth. — Herbert Spencer
For good undone, and gifts misspent, and resolutions vain — Adam Lindsay Gordon
Eventually, I sickened of people, myself included, who didn't think enough of themselves to make something of themselves- people who did only what they had… — Mark Twain
I am tired of hiding, tired of misspent and knotted energies, tired of the hypocrisy, and tired of acting as though I have something to… — Kay Redfield Jamison
Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches. — Abraham Verghese
The day misspent, the love misplaced, has inside it the seed of redemption. Nothing is exempt from resurrection. — Kay Ryan
Don't bemoan your misspent life quite yet. Forgive me for flaunting my experience, but you have no conception of what a misspent life constitutes. — David Mitchell
Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. — Anita Brookner
Somewhere in my callow, misspent youth, I was smart enough to marry my best friend. — Rob Lowe
An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth. — John McCarthy
Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last — Thomas Ken
Trivia is a game played by those who realize that they have misspent their youth but do not want to let go of it. — Edwin Goodgold
He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost. — Thomas Fuller

Who Wrote These Misspent Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 16 Misspent Quotes as follows: