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Source: Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

“The way to good conduct is never too late.”

Way Late Too Late Never Too Late

Author:Seneca the Younger

“It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.”

Knows Late Too Late Never Too Late

Author:Seneca the Younger

“Great cycles of history began with vigorous cultures awakening to the needs of children, but collapsing with frayed family ties. Have we failed to learn lessons which Ancient China, Greece and Rome learned too late - about day care and death houses for old folks? Do we without protest accept accelerating preschool and nursing home cultures which warn ominously that the earlier you institutionalize your child, the earlier he will institutionalize you!”

“If mothers are told to do this or that or the other,... they lose touch with their own ability to act.... Only too easily they feel incompetent. If they must look up everything in a book, they are always too late even when they do the right things, because the right things have to be done immediately. It is only possible to act at exactly the right point when the action is intuitive or by instinct, as we say. The mind can be brought to bear on the problem afterwards.”

Ifs Feels Mind Looks Book Done Problem Action Mother Loses Ability Bears Late Instinct Right Thing Look Up Too Late Intuitive Incompetent

Author:Donald Woods Winnicott

“The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.”

Fool Cost Late Substance Too Late

Book:Comedies of Plautus

Source: Comedies of Plautus

“I cannot understand why the poets of our day wax indignant at the vulgarity of their age and complain of having come into the world too early or too late. I believe that every man of intellect can create his own beautiful fable of life.”

Men World Believe Age Beautiful I Believe Poet Late Intellect Complaining Every Man Too Late Fables Vulgarity Indignant

Author:Gabriele d'Annunzio

“The spirits, they intoxicate me. I watched them infiltrate my soul. They try to say it's too late for me. Once I was promised absolution, there's only one solution for my sins. And I blame this world, for making a good man evil. Now I ain't getting into heaven, if the devil has his way.”

Ifs Men World Way Trying Soul Spirit Evil Heaven Sin This World Late Solutions Devil Blame My Soul Too Late Good Man Absolution

Author:Jon Bon Jovi

“I think it's too late for prayin, hold up, a voice spoke to me and it slowly started sayin' 'Bring your lifestyle to me I'll make it better. I'll make your life better than you can imagine or even dreamed of.' I see demons. So relax your soul let me take control. You go down with the devil. Now roam through the depths of hell, where the rest your homeboys dwell.”

Thinking Soul Voice Hell Imagine Late Devil Let Me Depth Lifestyle Your Soul Demon Relax Too Late Spokes Better Than You Take Control Homeboys

Author:Snoop Dogg

“It’s never too early or too late to benefit beings.”

Benefits Late Too Late

Author:Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

“In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to New York.”

Ends Purpose Speak Simple Groups New York Return Conversation Late Accomplished Too Late Dozen Invitations Illustration

Book:The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger

Source: The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger

“Experience unveils too late the snares laid for youth; it is the white frost which discovers the spider's web when the flies are no longer there to be caught.”

White Youth Late Experience Caught Too Late Spiders Frost Snares

Author:Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

“In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It is never too late. Yet to sustain love we need to develop practices that cultivate and strengthen the natural compassion within us.”

Needs Moments Natural Compassion Practice Letting Go Late Hatred Too Late Never Too Late Rest In Peace Peace Love Love And Forgiveness Learn To Let Go

Author:Jack Kornfield

“What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are needed they become activated. If they had to be invented, the time would be too late.”

Ifs Would Be Courses Needed Late Too Late Genes

Author:Jonas Salk

“In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.”

Way Soul Body Half Fashion Late Too Late Neglect Shells Decency Singularity Kernel Half Way Apparel

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“We discover too late that we have turned a blind eye to the extinction of a species that is essential to the balance of life in a particular context. Or we discover too late that the importation of a foreign life-form, animal or vegetable, has upset local ecosystems, damaging soil or neighbouring life-forms. We discover that we have come near the end of supplies-of fossil-fuels for example -on which we have built immense structures of routine expectation.”

Source: Faith in the Public Square

“Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth. We need a decisive 'yes' to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible.”

“I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late.”

Want Humor Funny Fun Comedy Fronts Late Machines Mad Glasses Bars Too Late Candy Magnifying Eyeglasses Magnifying Glass Candy Bar Vending Machines

Author:Mitch Hedberg

“Nothing I study makes me think we will survive this century. And yet why am I so happy? Because it's not too late. Just get off your ass and work for revolution.”

Thinking Study Century Revolution Late Ass Too Late

Author:Patch Adams

“It is never too late to begin rebuilding, Though all into ruins your life seems hurled; For see! how the light of the New Year is gilding The wan, worn face of the bruised old world.”

World Years Light Seems Faces Hope Late Ruins Too Late New Year Worn Rebuilding Bruised Old World Never Too Late

Book:Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)

Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)

“Why couldn't it have been done 2 years ago, and why will 2 years in the future be too late?”

Years Has Beens Done Late Years Ago Too Late

Author:Sam Altman

“I don't really write journals and stuff and then adapt them to music, it's completely within the form of the song. My great obsession and basically the bane of my existence is caring probably too much about every word, but it's too late to change my career path.”

Writing Form Song Stuff Existence Careers Path Too Much Late Caring Obsession Too Late Journal Bane Career Path

Author:Emily Haines

“When a hunger pain happens, that's your bodies way of saying it's too late, you're a fat storing machine now. The key and all trainers know the secret is that you should always take portable snacks with you and try to feed yourself every couple of hours.”

Knows Way Should Trying Body Happens Pain Hours Secret Keys Couple Late Machines Hunger Your Body Fats Too Late Trainers Snacks

Author:Jackie Warner

“However weighed down and entangled in earthly fetters you may be, it can never be too late.”

May Late Down And Too Late Asceticism Fetters

Author:Tito Colliander

“The young May moon is beaming, love. The glow-worm's lamp is gleaming, love. How sweet to rove, Through Morna's grove, When the drowsy world is dreaming, love! Then awake! - the heavens look bright, my dear, 'Tis never too late for delight, my dear, And the best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear!”

World Way Looks May Dream Young Night Heaven Hours Sweet Moon Late Spring Dear Delight Stealing Awake Too Late Worms Lamps Never Too Late Grove Drowsy Glow Worms

Author:Thomas Moore

“Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.”

Today Tomorrow Late Yesterday Too Late Live For Today

Author:Marcus Aurelius

“It's never too late to redefine self-control, to change long-ingrained habits, and to do the work you're capable of.”

Long Self Habit Late Capable Too Late Self Control Never Too Late

Author:Seth

“A lot of people you think you know you don't know until you find out you don't know then it may be too late to know.”

People Thinking Knows May Late Too Late You Think You Know

Author:Kenneth Clark

“Why should I be sad? Everyone has to die. If you have a body, it's too late to cry. It's only funerals I can't stand.”

Ifs Should I Can Body Dies Cry Late Too Late Funeral Should I

Book:The Moth Diaries

Source: The Moth Diaries

“The absolute negative, the ultimate saying of no to the world, when it is just too late. And always the subtle conviction that if you had said No a moment earlier, it would none of it have happened. But the saying of no comes too late by a little. You are always a little too late in saying it.”

Ifs World Littles Said Moments Happened Late Negative Ultimate Absolutes Conviction Too Late Subtle

Book:Trask: A Novel

Source: Trask: A Novel

“Right, my phone. When these things first appeared, they were so cool. Only when it was too late did people realize they are as cool as electronic tags on remand prisoners.”

People Firsts Realizing Late Phones Too Late Prisoner Tag Cellphone

Book:Ghostwritten

Source: Ghostwritten

“Many a blessing has been recognized too late.”

Has Beens Blessing Late Too Late

Author:John Lubbock

“That’s why you have to write your book right now, if that’s what you want to do. If you wait until you have the time, and the security, you might not want to do it. You’re in a race against your own enthusiasm. Don’t put it off because someone told you it’s never too late. That’s the worst lie. It’s never too late today, but it’s often too late tomorrow.”

Ifs Want Writing Book Might Today Lying Waiting Race Worst Security Tomorrow Right Now Late What You Want Enthusiasm Too Late Never Too Late

Author:Stephen Elliott

“It's too late to fall in love with Sharon Tate / But it's too soon to ask me for the words I want carved on my tomb.”

Want Fall Asks Late Falling In Love Ask Me Too Late Tombs Sharon

Author:Jim Carroll

“Dance was one of the things that led me to acting even though I say I fell in love with acting fairly early on and its true but around 16 and 17 I got heavily into dance but I think I just came into it too late and I was never going to be really great at it so I let it go and the dance led to more acting classes.”

Thinking Acting Class Late Too Late Really Great Let It Go Acting Classes

Author:Naomi Watts

“To travel best requires some time preparing for your visit to a particular location - that you don't travel anywhere without spending a few nights reading about the culture and history of the place you are visiting. This is what most of us don't do - we fling ourselves on an exotic destination hoping that someone will tell us what we are looking at, but by that time it's too late, and all the lectures and tour guides simply add to our confusion.”

Night Culture Reading Particular Late Add Spending Guides Confusion Too Late Destination Location Preparing Lectures Visiting Exotic Fling Tour Guides

Author:Arthur Frommer

“My advice to female directors is not to wait until you feel like your ideas have been pre-certified or until you think you've gotten some approval for them. Then it's too late! Follow your gut. That's hard to do, but the only way to be original.”

Thinking Way Feels Has Beens Ideas Hard Waiting Advice Like You Directors Late Female Originals Guts Too Late Approval

Author:Abigail Disney

“You can get people the qualifications; But you can't teach them the qualities they're going to need. You can't teach integrity, a drive for excellence, refusal to quit under pressure. It's too late to build that into people you're going to hire.”

People Needs Quality Teach Integrity Late Pressure Excellence Quitting Too Late Need You Refusal Qualifications Under Pressure

Author:Roger Ailes

“I have been urging the leaders to listen to the aspirations and challenges of their own people, and engage in dialogue and take very bold measures. Normally, to their regret, these measures and bold reforms come too late, too little.”

People Littles Has Beens Challenges Leader Regret Late Dialogue Reform Aspiration Too Late

Author:Ban Ki-moon

“It is only natural that people's wishes and aspirations should be realized by the leaders of the region. As this wind of change blows, it is up to the leaders to seize this opportunity to look for the better future for their own people through bold reforms before it is too late, before the people are forced to take action.”

People Should Looks Action Opportunity Wish Natural Leader Wind Late Blow Reform Aspiration Too Late Regions Better Future Winds Of Change

Author:Ban Ki-moon

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