Josh Billings on Frugality with Time
on Wednesday, May 7, 2014Josh Billings Money Quotation saying when we are nearing the end of our time, we tend to make the most of it we can, just like when we are running out of cash. Josh Billings said:
“Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go” — Josh Billings
In this quote, Josh Billings is drawing a comparison between how time and money are used under conditions of scarcity. He suggests that when our supply of either time or money is limited, and not as abundant, we tend to make what we do have go much further. We spend it more carefully and get more value or productivity out of each individual unit or hour.
The key message is that necessity is the mother of invention – when resources are sparse, we often find ways to optimize their use so they are stretched to cover more needs or tasks. Billings implies this same principle applies whether the constrained commodity is time or money.
Birthday: April 21, 1818 – Death: October 14, 188 aka: Henry Wheeler Shaw