#hee

The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man. ↗

— Leigh Hunt

#half #man #only #person #serious

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. ↗

— Dean Inge

#favor #make #only #opinion #pass

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#favor #opinion #pass #remains #resolutions

Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#become #dust #glass #stone #thee

Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#earth #heaven #nor #thee #thou

He could not stand. It was not That he could not thrive, he was born With everything but the will – That can be deformed, just like a limb. Death was more interesting to him. Life could not get his attention. ↗

— Ted Hughes

#life #plath #sheep- #death

Having solved all the major mathematical, physical, chemical, biological, sociological, philosophical, etymological, meteorological and psychological problems of the Universe except for his own, three times over, [Marvin] was severely stuck for something to do, and had taken up composing short dolorous ditties of no tone, or indeed tune. The latest one was a lullaby. Marvin droned, Now the world has gone to bed, Darkness won't engulf my head, I can see in infrared, How I hate the night. He paused to gather the artistic and emotional strength to tackle the next verse. Now I lay me down to sleep, Try to count electric sheep, Sweet dream wishes you can keep, How I hate the night. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#h #dreams

Don't blame you," said Marvin and counted five hundred and ninety-seven thousand million sheep before falling asleep again a second later. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#h #humor

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#poetry #poets

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. ↗

— Henry Adams

#certain #cheers #only #purpose #serves