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.]

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.

The ice does not in pain scream
when in the sun he melts into stream
nor does he in pain read more

The ice does not in pain scream
when in the sun he melts into stream
nor does he in pain scream
when he higher climbs into spiraling steam.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

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.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

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.

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.

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.