History/Quotations
Horological Quotations
Following is a collection of famous quotes, of clocks and of watches, time in all its forms in all its many ways. From great poets and authors, famed watchmakers, and those who shall remain forever anonymous.
Famous Quotes
Could but our tempers move like this machine - John Byron
Give me the perfect oil, and I will give you the perfect watch - A. L. Breuget
Proverbs
You cannot buy an inch of time with an inch of gold - Unknown
Pocket Watch Papers
Observe how swiftly moments pass,
That life is brittle as the glass;
That all thy springs and chains are frail,
Prone to vary, apt to fail;
That all thy movements soon shall stand,
'Till touch'd by one Great Maker's hand,
Whose power will give (all nature feels),
Perpetual motion to thy wheels
- Unknown