“I'd sooner sleep by an open fire and wake up fried.”
Brandon Boyd (1976) American rock singer, writer and visual artist
Lyrics, Make Yourself (1999)
“And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep—
And good-by to the bar and its moaning.”
The Three Fishers, st. 3,
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English clergyman, historian and novelist 1819–1875Related quotes
“Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than of war.”
A misquotation http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2009-August/092648.html of:<br><br>Πάντων μὲν κόρος ἐστὶ καὶ ὕπνου καὶ φιλότητος<br>μολπῆς τε γλυκερῆς καὶ ἀμύμονος ὀρχηθμοῖο,<br>τῶν πέρ τις καὶ μᾶλλον ἐέλδεται ἐξ ἔρον εἷναι<br>ἢ πολέμου· Τρῶες δὲ μάχης ἀκόρητοι ἔασιν.<br><br>Men get<br>Their fill of all things, of sleep and love, sweet song<br>And flawless dancing, and most men like these things<br>Much better than war. Only Trojans are always<br>Thirsty for blood!<br><br>Iliad, XIII, 636–639 (tr. Ennis Rees)<br><br>The misquotation implies that an overweening love of war was the norm, whereas the real quote decries the Trojans as inhumane for keeping the war going. <br class="br">Misattributed
“All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day.”
Evelyn Waugh book Vile Bodies
Source: Vile Bodies (1930)
“Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.”
Calvin Trillin (1935) American journalist
