#hee

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#angry #art #how #life #man

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#almost #daily #devote #effect #exertion

You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible. ↗

— Ed Balls

#cheer #could #get #i #public

Taxation: how the sheep are shorn. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#sheep #taxation

I was in preschool and a girl actually kissed me on the cheek. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what it meant, so I instantly grabbed her face and kissed her on the lips. And, then I got suspended. ↗

— Jensen Ackles

#cheek #face #girl #got #grabbed

So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it. ↗

— Harold Acton

#marred #more #often #paper #real

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. ↗

— Aeschylus

#believe #blow #cheers #comes #divine

Put your shoulder to the wheel. ↗

— Aesop

#shoulder #wheel #your

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#displaying #eternal #eyes #glories #ground

Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence. ↗

— James Allen

#gentle #nothing #presence #softened #spell