The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Clock measurement is not time itself. In fact, so opposed are they that one could argue the clock is not a synonym, but the opposite of time.
Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how we spend it.
The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.
They took away time, and they gave us the clock.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
I'll just tell you the way it is. You ask me what time it is and I'm gonna tell you how to build a clock.
In any case, you can't turn back the clock.
Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.
Folly always knows the answer.
By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.