English · Proverb Candidate

Time himself is bald. (William Shakespeare)

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Meaning · English

Time is pitiless and spares no one

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Literally: Time as a bald person

Examples

Time himself is bald, as Shakespeare wrote

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Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Time

Common questions

What does “Time himself is bald. (William Shakespeare)” mean?

Time is pitiless and spares no one Literally: Time as a bald person

Is “Time himself is bald. (William Shakespeare)” formal or informal?

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