There is a time for work, and a time for love. That leaves no other time.

Coco Chanel
There is a time for work, and a time for...
There is a time for work, and a time for...
There is a time for work, and a time for...
There is a time for work, and a time for...
About This Quote

When someone says, “There is a time for work, and a time for love,” they mean that there is no time to do both. If you want to enjoy life, you need to choose one or the other. However, this quote is usually misused. People hear "there is a time for work, and a time for love" and assume that the person saying it will then say "there is no time for work, but there's plenty of time for love." But this isn't what the person saying it means.

What they mean is that there isn't any other time to do anything else. You can't fall asleep one minute after waking up; you can't catch the bus one minute before it arrives; you don't have any more time to enjoy yourself after doing your chores; there's no other way to spend your time than working or loving your partner (or your children).

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