We work to become, not to acquire.
—Elbert Hubbard
Showing posts with label occupation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label occupation. Show all posts
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Post #3087
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.
—Thomas Jefferson
Monday, June 03, 2019
Post #2841
You see men of the most delicate frames engaged in active and professional pursuits who really have no time for illness. Let them become idle—let them take care of themselves, let them think of their health—and they die! The rust rots the steel which use preserves.
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Friday, May 31, 2019
Post #2840
The happiest man is he, who being above the troubles which money brings, has his hands the fullest of work.
—Anthony Trollope
—Anthony Trollope
Monday, September 14, 2015
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Post #1722
It is observed at sea that men are never so much disposed to grumble and mutiny as when least employed. Hence an old captain, when there was nothing else to do, would issue the order to "scour the anchor".
—Samuel Smiles
—Samuel Smiles
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- Dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Native Texan · Navy Veteran · Various Scars and Tattoos · Never Schooled Yet Learned