"Pitkä on oottavan aeka. (Sumiainen, Central Finland) (KRA)"

"Kyllä aika tavaran kaupihtee, sano Keuruun tyttö, kun 30 vuotta täytti. (KVL)"

"Aika on rahaa – ja meillon sitä kyllä. (Southern Bothnia) (SMS)"

"Potius sero quam nunquam."

"Vingt siècles descendus dans l'éternelle nuit. Y sont sans mouvement, sans lumière et sans bruit."

"Twenty ages sunk in eternal night. They are without movement, without light, and without noise."

"Memento semper finis, et quia perditum non redit tempus."

"The noiseless foot of Tune steals swiftly by And ere we dream of manhood, age is nigh."

"Time's waters will not ebb nor stay."

"Time, which strengthens Friendship, weakens Love."