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Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
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.
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.
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.]
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes read more
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.
It is a curious thing that people only ask if you are enjoying
yourself when you aren't.
It is a curious thing that people only ask if you are enjoying
yourself when you aren't.
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on read more
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate--that's my philosophy.
