Time is money from Karl Marx's Das Kapital. 1982 "Time is money, efficiency is life", which is known as "the most famous and influential slogan of China people". This seemingly consistent slogan caused an uproar at that time.

It was not until 1984 that the chief designer of Deng Xiaoping made his first southern tour and affirmed this slogan that the controversy was settled. Some people say that China started to move towards a market economy with this slogan, and Shenzhen has created a model of reform and opening up.

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Famous sayings about time:

The fastest and slowest, longest and shortest, most common and most precious, most easily overlooked and most regrettable thing in the world is time. Gorky

Those who forget today will be forgotten tomorrow. -Goethe

Time is the most impartial, 24 hours for anyone; Time is also selfish, not anyone's 24 hours. -Huxley

We will never have more time. In fact, we have all the 24 hours that existed a long time ago. Carnegie

Nothing can resist wasting all the time. Benjamin Disraeli

Time is selfless and heartless. For happy people and people with heavy tasks, it will not be prolonged, nor will it be shortened for those who wait in pain and anxiety. Tagore