"Why do men delight in work? Fundamentally,..." - Quote by H L Mencken
Why do men delight in work? Fundamentally, I suppose, because there is a sense of relief and pleasure in getting something done - a kind of satisfaction not unlike that which a hen enjoys on laying an egg.
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“Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists. None of the great boons and usufructs that were to follow the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment has come to pass. There is not less drunkenness in the Republic, but more. There is not less crime, but more. There is not less insanity, but more. The cost of government is not smaller, but vastly greater. Respect for law has not increased, but diminished.”
“The American people, I am convinced, really detest free speech. At the slightest alarm they are ready and eager to put it down.”
“Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.”
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“Whatever you are doing, put your whole mind on it. If you are shooting, your mind should be only on the target. Then you will never miss. If you are learning your lessons, think only of the lesson. In India boys and girls are taught to do this.”
“Let us be content to work To do the things we can, and not presume To fret because it's little.”
“Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.”
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“As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.”
“Don't you like to write letters? I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.”
“Stop bullshitting yourself. You're not satisfied. You lowered your standards and are settling for a lot less.”