Goethe on Running Out of Cash
on Friday, April 19, 2013Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Money Quotation saying we often don’t care that our cash is running out until is is almost gone and think nothing of time until it runs out. Goethe said:
“Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time” — Goethe
In this quote, Goethe seems to be drawing a parallel between how some people manage their finances and how they handle their time. He appears to be suggesting that just as some individuals do not budget or properly prioritize how they spend their money until they have very little left, others similarly waste or fail to fully value their time until very little remains.
Goethe’s quote implies that being prudent and intentional about allocating both money and time is important, rather than taking either resource for granted until one is nearly out. He seems to be advising people to carefully plan and invest both their financial and temporal resources from the beginning to get the most benefit and satisfaction from each limited commodity over their lifetime.
Birthday: August 28, 1749 – Death: March 22, 1832