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The scriptures make the danger of delay clear. It is that we may discover that we have run out of time. The God who gives us each day as a treasure will require an accounting.

— Henry B. Eyring

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

— Charles Stanley

Delay is the enemy of progress.

— Eliot Spitzer

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

— Ovid

I've learned over the years to appreciate God's timing, and you can't rush things; it's gonna happen exactly when it's supposed to.

— Sevyn Streeter

It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

— Elizabeth Taylor

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

— Arnold Bennett

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

— Henry Van Dyke

One day's delay is another day's lack of progress.

— Stuart Bowen

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

— Martha Reeves

You may delay, but time will not.

— Benjamin Franklin