"Time is the moving image of eternity." — Plato (paraphrased)
Summary, as an illustration of a title by George Mackey —
A more recent famous saying . . .
"Before time began, there was the Cube." — Optimus Prime
Since it is part of the cube, the square figure above
may be seen as a representation of eternity. (The circle,
familiar to us as a clock face, of course represents time.)