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“Looking for work in order to be paid: in civilized countries today almost all men are at one in doing that. For all of them work is a means and not an end in itself. Hence they are not very refined in their choice of work, if only it pays well. But there are, if only rarely, men who would rather perish than work without any pleasure in their work. They are choosy, hard to satisfy, and do not care for ample rewards, if the work itself is not to be the reward of rewards. Artists and contemplative men of all kinds belong to this rare breed, but so do even those men of leisure who spend their lives hunting, traveling, or in love affairs and adventures. All of these desire work and misery only if it is associated with pleasure, and the hardest, most difficult work if necessary. Otherwise their idleness is resolute, even if it spells impoverishment, dishonor, and danger to life and limb. They do not fear boredom as much as work without pleasure.”
The Gay Science • Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche“Quotes from Atomic Habits by James Clear”
Atomic Habits • James Clear“Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.”
The Old Curiosity Shop • Charles Dickens“If you are going to sell yourself, you should at least get a good price.”
Beware of Pity • Stefan Zweig“Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.”
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson • Mark Twain