If people think Nature is their friend, then they sure don’t need an enemy.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 1988
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Hang work! I wish that all the year were holiday; I am sure that Indolence—indefeasible Indolence—is the true state of man.
—Charles Lamb, 1805We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
—Barbara Ehrenreich, 1991Don’t try to make a profit on a bad trade; just try to find the best place to get out.
—Linda Bradford Raschke, 1992We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.
—Barbara Ward, 1972One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.
—Iris Murdoch, 1978Friendship is not possible between two women, one of whom is very well dressed.
—Laurie Colwin, 1978Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
—William Blake, c. 1790More and more I like to take a train. I understand why the French prefer it to automobiling—it is so much more sociable, and of course these days so much more of an adventure, and the irregularity of its regularity is fascinating.
—Gertrude Stein, 1943There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
—Ovid, c. 10The severity of a teacher is better than the love of a father.
—Saadi, 1258Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
—Book of Job, c. 600 BCA government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1944