A Dance to the Music of Time, by Nicolas Poussin, c. 1635. Wallace Collection, London.
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The Ongee of the Andaman Islands base their calendar on smell: their names for seasons derive from the flowers that are in bloom at the time.
Do not lessen the time of following desire, for the wasting of time is an abomination to the spirit.
—Ptahhotep, c. 2350 BC
