"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have."

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Source : William Hazlitt (1848). “The Miscellaneous Works”, p.199

William Hazlitt

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“But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.”
“It is only in times of great and grievous dullness that the believer regards prayer as a duty, and not as a privilege.”
“At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest tales are told over and over, in many ways, through centuries. Fantasy changes with the changing times, and yet it is still the oldest kind of tale in the world, for it began once upon a time, and we haven't heard the end of it yet.”

Source : Patricia A. McKillip (2016). “Dreams of Distant Shores”, p.266, Tachyon Publications
“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.”
“From the moment a New Yorker is confronted with almost any large city of Europe, it is impossible for him to pretend to himself that his own city is anything other than an unscrupulous real-estate speculation”

Source : Edmund Wilson (1966). “Europe without Baedeker: sketches among the ruins of Italy, Greece and England, together with, Notes from a European diary, 1963-1964”, Vintage
“That what's most relevant to you is whether and how you're doing something different from what everybody else is doing.”
“My plans are not to open a restaurant, but what I would like to do is open a kitchen somewhere in D.C. proper and have a chefs table where people can come and taste my food without having to have a catered event.”

Source : "Top Chef Finalist Carla Hall Dishes on the Competition". Washington Post Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. February 25, 2009.
“There are some women who should barely be spoken to; they should only be caressed.”

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