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A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
[Lat., Res severa est verum gaudium.]

A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
[Lat., Res severa est verum gaudium.]

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How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
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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.]

by Albius Tibullus Found in: Enjoyment Quotes,
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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

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I perceive that the things that we do are silly; but what can one
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I perceive that the things that we do are silly; but what can one
do? According to men's habits and dispositions, so one must
yield to them.
[Lat., Inepta haec esse, nos quae facimus sentio;
Verum quid facias? ut homo est, ita morem geras.]

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A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Habit Quotes,
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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.

by James M. Barrie Found in: Enjoyment Quotes,
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Old habits are strong and jealous.

Old habits are strong and jealous.

by Dorothea Brande Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".

by Francis Quarles Found in: Enjoyment Quotes,
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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on read more

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate--that's my philosophy.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Enjoyment Quotes,
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