2007-07-31 23:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by awasthiuk 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The definitive answer is "TIME AND TIDE WAITS FOR NO MAN".
The connotation is "If you are going to do something - get on and do it NOW".
Much the same can be said of "THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT". Although "Time and tide................" was first attributed to Wm Shakespeare in Twelfth Night".
The latter "THERE IS NO TIME ............." has also been used in giving gifts. Gifts of clocks and watches etc. very often offer a formal greeting "THERE IS NO PRESENT LIKE THE TIME".
On the same theme of TIME. J.B. Priestly, in one of his books, quotes the following. Alleged to be said by a client approaching a lady of the night.
HE..... "Excuse me madam, have you got the time".
SHE...... "Yes. If you have got the money".
So you see, quite a lot can be derived from TIME.
Hope this helps you.
2007-08-01 00:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by tonyflair2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct version is,Time and tide waits for no man.
2007-08-01 06:55:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time and tide wait for none.
2007-08-01 06:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by djmadcap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say, time and tide wait for no one.
2007-08-01 08:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by willingman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the singular version
2007-08-01 08:06:03 · answer #5 · answered by Lotus Blossom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. You have to use the plural verb 'waits' if you're using two singular nouns in a preposition. .
...and they wait for no one. .
2007-08-01 06:52:54 · answer #6 · answered by jim bo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋