Quotation by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.

Time

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Goethe is pointing out that some people only start managing their money carefully when they are almost out of it, and he compares this to how others treat their time. This means that just as people waste money until it’s almost gone, they also often waste their time until they realize it’s nearly finished.

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