"If time, like money, could be laid by while one was not using it, there might be some excuse for the idleness of half of the world, but yet not a full one. For even this would be such an economy as the living on a principal sum, without making it purchase interest."

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Source : Laurence Sterne (1803). “The Works of Laurence Sterne ...: With a Life of the Author, Written by Himself ...”, p.137

Laurence Sterne

#Time Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Half Quotes

“Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.”
“People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.”
“What would you expect? Sin will not come to you saying, 'I am sin.' It would do little harm if it did. Sin always seems 'good, pleasant and desirable' at the time of arrival.”
“I think everyone should sit down and write a book. It's a lot like therapy but a lot less expensive.”
“Accepting the key premise that the learner is the primary customer of schooling means others follow naturally. ... The core business of schooling is learning, and the quality of learning experienced by all learners should be the standard against which performance is measured.”
“The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.”
“Our government shouldn't tell us where to travel and where not to travel.”

Source : "US move to end Cuba travel restrictions", www.theguardian.com. July 24, 2002.
“We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.”

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