A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. —Jane
Austen, Mansfield Park,1816
Austen, Mansfield Park,1816
There is only one way to achieve happiness / on this terrestrial ball, /
And that is to have either a clear conscience, or none at all. —Ogden
Nash, “Interoffice Memorandum,” I’m a Stranger Here Myself,1938
And that is to have either a clear conscience, or none at all. —Ogden
Nash, “Interoffice Memorandum,” I’m a Stranger Here Myself,1938
Those who try to make life one long holiday find that they need a
holiday from that too. —George Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman’s
Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism and Fascism,1928
holiday from that too. —George Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman’s
Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism and Fascism,1928
That man is the richest whose pleasures are
the cheapest.
—Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, 11 March 1856
the cheapest.
—Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, 11 March 1856
Most people don’t know how to have a good time, any more than
spoiled children. I show them. I spend their money for them, and
they’re grateful for it. I’ve got nothing to lose, because I live by my
wits. They can’t take that away from me. —Edna Ferber, Saratoga
Trunk, 1941
spoiled children. I show them. I spend their money for them, and
they’re grateful for it. I’ve got nothing to lose, because I live by my
wits. They can’t take that away from me. —Edna Ferber, Saratoga
Trunk, 1941
Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, / Before we too into the
Dust descend. —Omar Khayyám, “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám,”
Edward FitzGerald, tr., 1859
Dust descend. —Omar Khayyám, “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám,”
Edward FitzGerald, tr., 1859
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
—Jane Austen, Emma, 1816
—Jane Austen, Emma, 1816
We have belittled the son of man by giving him foolish and degrading
toys, a world of idleness where he is suffocated by a badly conceived
discipline. —Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method,Anne Everett
George, tr., 1912
toys, a world of idleness where he is suffocated by a badly conceived
discipline. —Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method,Anne Everett
George, tr., 1912
“Pleasing for a moment,” said Helen, smiling,
“is of some consequence; for, if we take care
of the moments, the years will take care of
themselves, you know.”
—Maria Edgeworth, Mademoiselle Panache,1795
“is of some consequence; for, if we take care
of the moments, the years will take care of
themselves, you know.”
—Maria Edgeworth, Mademoiselle Panache,1795
was famous for 15 minutes. In the Wikipedia age, everybody can be an
expert in five minutes. Special bonus: You can edit your own entry to
make yourself seem even smarter. —Stephen Colbert, quoted in Wired
(San Francisco), 2006
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