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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.
People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun read more
People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one.
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.
For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher read more
For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher design than to enjoy his state.
Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
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.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and read more
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations win and preserve the heart.
Each and every one of us has one obligation, during the bewildered days of our pilgrimage here: the saving of read more
Each and every one of us has one obligation, during the bewildered days of our pilgrimage here: the saving of his own soul, and secondarily and incidentally thereby affecting for good such other souls as come under our influence
I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.
I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.