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It is better to have a little than nothing.
It is better to have a little than nothing.
Why and Wherefore set out one day,
To hunt for a wild Negation.
They agreed to meet read more
Why and Wherefore set out one day,
To hunt for a wild Negation.
They agreed to meet at a cool retreat
On the Point of Interrogation.
Out of breath to no purpose, in doing much doing nothing. A race
(of busybodies) hurtful to itself and read more
Out of breath to no purpose, in doing much doing nothing. A race
(of busybodies) hurtful to itself and most hateful to all others.
[Lat., Gratis anhelans, multa agendo nihil agens.
Sibi molesta, et aliis odiosissima.]
Nothing, thou elder brother e'en to shade.
Nothing, thou elder brother e'en to shade.
Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all
things return dissolved into their elements.
[Lat., read more
Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all
things return dissolved into their elements.
[Lat., Haud igitur redit ad Nihilum res ulla, sed omnes
Discidio redeunt in corpora materiai.]
Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away
into non-existence.
Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away
into non-existence.
A life of nothing's nothing worth,
From that first nothing ere his birth,
To that last nothing read more
A life of nothing's nothing worth,
From that first nothing ere his birth,
To that last nothing under earth.
It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but
one should not abuse it.
It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but
one should not abuse it.
Nothing's new, and nothing's true, and nothing matters.
Nothing's new, and nothing's true, and nothing matters.