Quotes about Busyness
My candle burns at both its ends; It will not last the night; But oh, my foes, and oh, my friends -- It gives a lovely light.
The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else- we are the busiest people in the world.
At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about?
It is one thing to decry the rat race...that is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further -- that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite; it makes the rebuke personal; the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine.
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
To fill the hour -- that is happiness.
I want a busy life, a just mind, and a timely death.
My candle burns at both its ends; It will not last the night; But oh, my foes, and oh, my friends -- It gives a lovely light.
The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else- we are the busiest people in the world.
At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about?
It is one thing to decry the rat race...that is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further -- that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite; it makes the rebuke personal; the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine.
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
To fill the hour -- that is happiness.
I want a busy life, a just mind, and a timely death.