“Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!”
Richard Branson (1950) English business magnate, investor and philanthropist
Source: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
“Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.”
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
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