Darkly Comical Quotes

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Life is a glass given to us to fill; a busy life is filling it with as much as it can hold; a hurried life has had more poured into it than it can contain. – William Adams Brown

Do not be duped by little duties. Do not be a chore man all your days. – Samuel Smith Drury

All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so. – Jeremy Bentham

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know. – Napoleon

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. – Quarles

I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money to pay the monthly bills you acquire, a little surplus to give you confidence, a little too much work each day, enthusiasm for your work, a substantial share of good health, a couple of real friends, and a wife and children to share life’s beauty with you. – J. Kenfield Morley

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means – either may do – the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier. – Benjamin Franklin

Those who believe that we have reached the limit of business progress and employment opportunity in this country are like the farmer who had two windmills and pulled one down because he was afraid there was not enough wind for both. – Morris S. Tremaine