Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
- Source
- The Way to Wealth, 1758 (quoting Poor Richard)
- Written
- 1758
About this quotation
Father Abraham quotes it as a maxim Poor Richard gave “elsewhere”, just after saying that wasting time is “the greatest prodigality”. The first half also appeared as a standalone proverb in the almanac.