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Father Time Quotes

Wry lines on aging, beauty, and the clock that never stops.

Father Time shows up here as a personified clock, shaking his glass at idlers or teaming with Mother Nature to remind everyone that middle age arrives whether invited or not. It's a natural companion to Age quotes.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

Quotes by William Congreve

Mother Nature and Father Time have not been happy with me.

Quotes by Mick Foley

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.

Quotes by Harold Coffin

Age Quotes

I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.

Quotes by H. G. Wells

I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.

Quotes by Flavor Flav

Father Time is whether you're an athlete or not an athlete. Father Time is always around. I think I'm just special.

Quotes by Bernard Hopkins

Frequently Asked Questions

Who or what is Father Time in these quotes?
Father Time is used as a personification of aging, often paired with Mother Nature, shaking his glass to mark the passage of years in lines about beauty fading and middle age arriving.
Is there humor in these Father Time quotes?
Yes, several lines lean on dry humor, including the joke that midlife is basically the point where Father Time finally catches up to whatever Mother Nature handed out earlier.
Does any quote here come from classic literature?
Yes, one older-style line invokes Father Time shaking his glass while wisdom is left to fools, giving the collection a theatrical, old-fashioned flavor alongside the modern ones.
What's the general tone of this collection?
Mostly light and wry rather than mournful, treating aging as something to joke about with Mother Nature and Father Time cast as feuding characters rather than sources of dread.
Where should I look for more on aging themes?
See Age quotes for a broader set, or Beauty quotes for lines specifically about looks and time.

These lines use Father Time as shorthand for everything from fleeting looks to overdue reckonings, often with a wink. Explore more in Beauty quotes or Business quotes for related sayings.