Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 13, On Municipal Ownership
“Men make it such a point of honour to be fit for business that they forget to examine whether business is fit for a man.”
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Moral Thoughts and Reflections
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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax 65
English politician 1633–1695Related quotes
“Rest is not quitting
The busy career,
Rest is the fitting
Of self to one's sphere.”
Stanza 4.
Rest
“Tourism is an ugly business, it’s not fit work for human beings. It’s hosting parasites.”
Source: Blue Mars (1996), Chapter 5, “Home At Last” (p. 239)
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Moral Thoughts and Reflections
“Sophistry is only fit to make men more conceited in their ignorance.”
“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”