Carolina QuotesTime is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.
Carl Sandburg Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Declaration at his 85th birthday party (6 January 1963), as quoted in The Best of Ralph McGill : Selected Columns (1980) by Ralph McGill, edited by Michael Strickland, Harry Davis, and Jeff Strickland, p. 82 — Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. — As quoted without source in The School Musician Director and Teacher Vol. 43 (1971) by the American School Band Directors' Association
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- 1963
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- p. 82
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“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow ot…” Carl Sandburg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E00A016514. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e00a016514
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