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The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the read more
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top read more
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
 How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
 And how with the longest day enjoy!
  [Lat., read more 
 How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
 And how with the longest day enjoy!
  [Lat., Quam vellem longas tecum requiescere noctes,
   Et tecum longos pervigilare dies.] 
 Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are 
ways and means of compounding such matters.  
 Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are 
ways and means of compounding such matters. 
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes read more
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.