Time and tide wait for no man, or so says a very old proverb. They wait for no woman, either. I used to think the “tide” in this case meant the rise and fall of the ocean. But I read somewhere that it actually refers to events, tidings or news; what the tide might bring in. In other words, no matter how powerful you might be or how hard you may try, you can’t hold back the inevitable. There are so many of these little snippets of wisdom, and a good number of them have to do with time. Time heals all wounds. A stitch in time saves nine. Time flies when you’re having fun. Time is money. My grandma loved to say, “This too shall pass.” It was her wise response to nearly everything, good or bad. And here are my own two personal favorites: Look before you leap, and He who hesitates is lost.
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