Quotations Sometimes Resonate

Sitting patiently (because it was so unusual for him to mix) while my pre-teen played football with some boys in the park, I saw this sign.  I initially saw it as 'the impossible is waiting' rather than 'impossible is nothing' as it actually reads.  My mistake version felt a bit like an inspirational line to encourage you to aim high and for things that maybe others would tell you are impossible.

I was reminded of a sign on a clock tower I used to walk past on the way to work about 20 years ago that read 'trifle not, thy time is short'.  That used to give me a sense that I should just get on with what I wanted to do rather than waste opportunities because of fear or procrastination. A quick Google search informs me that this is something that has been put on sundials etc for hundreds of years to remind people that life does not consist of an endless abundance of time.