Quotations

You Cannot Give Me Too Much Work Chris Webster Mon, 2015/02/16 - 07:05

It always does seem to me that I am doing more work than I should do. It is not that I object to the work, mind you; I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

Throw The Lumber Over, Man! Chris Webster Thu, 2015/02/05 - 08:15
Throw the lumber over, man! Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need...
The Ultimate Purpose Chris Webster Sun, 2014/12/14 - 08:09

A bee settling on a flower has stung a child. And the child is afraid of bees and declares that bees exist to sting people. A poet admires the bee sucking from the chalice of a flower and says it exists to suck the fragrance of flowers.

In Comparison With Eternity Chris Webster Fri, 2014/09/26 - 07:44

"Louis XVI was executed because they said he was dishonorable and a criminal," came into Pierre's head, "and from their point of view they were right, as were those too who canonized him and died a martyr's death for his sake.

Give Me Truth Chris Webster Sun, 2014/04/20 - 06:38

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.

Life Near the Bone Chris Webster Sun, 2014/04/20 - 06:32

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.