“Time”saystheproverb“ismoney”.Thismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Therecanthusbenodoubtthattimeisconvertibleintomoney.Letthosewhothinknothingofwastingtime,rememberthis;letthemrememberthatamhourmisspentisequivalenttothelossofabank-note;andthatanhourutilizedistantamounttosomuchsilverorgold;andthentheywillprobablythinktwicebeforetheygivetheirconsenttothelossofanypartoftheirtime.
Moreover,ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.Butwearetoooftenindifferenttothelossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Adayoranhourwastedisthereforesomuchlifeforfeited.Letusbearthisinmind,andwasteoftimewillappeartousinthelightofacrimeasculpableassuicideitself.
附上翻译:
谚语说:“时间就是金钱”.这意味着我们利用好的每一分钟都会给我们带来金钱.如果有效利用时间,我们就会得到一份符合其市值,重要而有用的工作,或者增加我们的经验和能力,使我们能抓住适合的机会,挣取钱财.因此可以毫无疑问,时间可转换成金钱.让那些认为浪费时间无所谓的人记住这一点;让他们记住,浪费的每一个小时都对应着钞票的损失;而利用的每一刻都等于收获许多的金银.如此,他们才能在决定浪费时间之前三思而后行.
此外,时间就是生命.浪费时间无异于自杀.想到死我们都觉得很恐怖,并不计痛苦,不计麻烦,不计金钱的去保留生命,但我们往往对浪费一个小时或者一天无动于衷,忘记了我们的生命就是我们或者的每一天,每一个小时.因此,浪费的每一天或每一小时都等于在浪费对应的生命.让我们牢记这一点,浪费时间,就会得到等同于自杀一样的惩罚.

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