Hour

Hour

The hour (common symbol: h or hr) is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.

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Famous quotes containing the word hour:

    “There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “In the hour of my distress,
    When temptations me oppress,
    And when I my sins confess,
    Sweet Spirit comfort me!”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    “And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 6:27.