George Gissing on Money Equals Time
on Wednesday, January 8, 2014Geoorge Gissing Money Quotation saying we can see truth in both forward and reverse – the standard that time equals cash so cash also equals time. Geoorge Gissing said:
“Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time” — George Gissing
In this quote, George Gissing is playing with the common saying “time is money” by reversing it to emphasize its deeper meaning. He suggests that just as time can be viewed as a financial commodity that is spent, so too can money be understood as a medium that is used to purchase more time.
Gissing argues that when turned around in this way, the statement “money is time” expresses an important truth – that the primary function of money is to buy back hours from our limited lives that would otherwise be unavailable due to work obligations.
It allows using discretionary time for enjoyment rather than necessities. The key message is that at their core, both time and money are currencies that can be exchanged for one another up to a point. Gissing sees this reciprocity between time and money as a “precious truth” about their fundamental relationship.
Birthday: November 22, 1857 – Death: December 28, 1903