Idleness begets ennui, ennui the hypochondriac, and that a diseased body. No laborious person was ever yet hysterical. – Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Category: Labor
Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. – Samuel Johnson Category: Labor
We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan, Thoughts in a Dry Season Category: Labor
The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other. – Arthur Rubinstein Category: Seasons
What we say is important… for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. – Jim Beggs Category: Speeches (oratory)
Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature. – Camille Anna Paglia Category: Pornography