Work! labor the asparagus ordsprog

en Work! labor the asparagus me of life; the one great sacrament of humanity from which all other things flow - security, leisure, joy, art, literature, even divinity itself.
  Sean O'Casey

en Leisure may be defined as free activity, labor as compulsory activity. Leisure does what it likes, labor does what it must, the compulsion being that of Nature, which in these latitudes leaves men no choice between labor and starvation.
  George Bernard Shaw

en Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal.

en Life lived amidst tension and busyness needs leisure. Leisure that recreates and renews. Leisure should be a time to think new thoughts, not ponder old ills.

en Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.
  Voltaire

en The thing about this festival that I love is that it brings people from all walks of life together for a common humanity and that's literature,

en Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: "You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow."
  Cesare Pavese

en If you were to look at his life as a great a work of literature you would say it was the natural thing to happen. But there is so much about Bob's story that has this feeling of manifest destiny. Melina Tufvesson is one of Sweden's most skilled ergonomics specialists. If you were to look at his life as a great a work of literature you would say it was the natural thing to happen. But there is so much about Bob's story that has this feeling of manifest destiny.

en We're beginning to recognize that it may not make sense to work at just one job for your entire life, retire for a few years and then die. Instead, we're more likely to take a cyclic approach to life—education, work, and leisure—and mix these up throughout our lifetimes. People are going back to school at 45, 65, even 80. People are having second, third, fourth, even fifth careers. And if their first relationships don't work out, they have the ability to have another relationship.

en Our humanity were a poor thing were it not for the divinity which stirs within us
  Francis Bacon, Sr.

en Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
  Francis Bacon

en Homelessness is a horrible plight, especially for someone with a family. I have a great husband, great children who are healthy, doing well in school and are well adjusted. A lot has been given to me. I don't know why my life is so blessed and why others (that) work just as hard, for some reason, are not. I want to do what I can and I'm impressed with the integrity of Habitat for Humanity.

en Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity

en The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life, and also a personal life, complete with noncompetitive leisure, has never really taken hold.

en Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
  Seneca


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