Proper noun
The Sands
A village in Seale and Sands parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8846).
While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction. James Branch Cabell
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sometimes in June, when I see unearned dividends of dew hung on every lupine, I have doubts about the real poverty of the sands. On solvent farmlands lupines do not even grow, much less collect a daily rainbow of jewels. Aldo Leopold
Where the sea goes let the sands go. Spanish Proverb
As the sands of the desert are to the weary traveler, so are words to he who loveth silence. Moroccan Proverb
Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down. Traditional Proverb