In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in it.
—John Ruskin, 1850
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In time history must become a fairy tale—it will become again what it was in the beginning.
—Novalis, c. 1798Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.
—Kin HubbardI order that my funeral ceremonies be extremely modest, and that they take place at dawn or at the evening Ave Maria, without song or music.
—Giuseppe Verdi, 1900To live outside the law, you must be honest.
—Bob Dylan, 1966I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
—Book of Ecclesiastes, 225 BCWhoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
—Samuel Johnson, c. 1770Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.
—Charles I, 1636Repetition is the mother of education.
—Jean Paul, 1807And what will history say of me a thousand years hence?
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 59 BCI never even saw the use of the sea. Many a sad heart has it caused, and many a sick stomach has it occasioned! The boldest sailor climbs on board with a heavy soul and leaps on land with a light spirit.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1827Envy and hatred are apt to blind the eyes and render them unable to behold things as they are.
—Margaret of Valois, c. 1600I never yet could make out why men are so fond of hunting; they often hurt themselves, often spoil good horses, and tear up the fields—and all for a hare or a fox or a stag that they could get more easily some other way.
—Anna Sewell, 1877