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“Time is what we want most, but what, alas! we use worst;”
- Source
- Some Fruits of Solitude
- Date
- 1693
Meaning of “Time is what we want most, but what,…”
Penn argues that time is indispensable yet commonly spent carelessly, making attention to its use a central responsibility in the conduct of life.
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Some Fruits of Solitude, Preface, reviewed against the Oxford Text Archive transcription of the licensed 1693 edition. Penn says time is what people want most but use worst and immediately frames stewardship of time in explicitly religious accountability to God, neighbour and self; it remains Quaker conduct-of-life reflection rather than productivity research.
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