#dl

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late. ↗

— Hesiod

#bottom #cask #comes #end #fill

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame. ↗

— Hesiod

#shame #source #toil

On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available. ↗

— Victor Francis Hess

#attain #available #composition #cosmic #cosmic rays

I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#far #i #middle #middle school #never

Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that 'death panels' would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it's hard to beat Sarah Palin's ignorant nattering on the subject. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#beat #believe #could #death #elderly

When I'm deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that's been revised and worked over 88 times. I'll just turn to the middle of the book, to the middle of a chapter, and just read a random page and I'll know right away whether this is the real deal or not. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#because #been #book #chapter #deal

I could be equally happy on a film set or in the middle of a field. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#equally #field #film #film set #happy

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

#always #best #comedy #down #funny

I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#core #decency #endless #i #i love

The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos. ↗

— Jim Hightower

#lines #middle #road #yellow