Time for Leisure

“If the satisfaction of an old man drinking a glass of wine counts for nothing, then production and wealth are only hollow myths.” ~ Simone de Beauvoir

The Future

“You don’t get to dictate the course of events.” ~ Oliver Burkeman

The Dilletante

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an expert as long as you’re on the path.” ~ James Clear

Character

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” ~ Goethe

The Way

“The impediment to action advances action, what stands in the way becomes the way.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

The Ride

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ~ Robert Frost

Someday

“Do not bother about what will happen someday, somewhere, in the far away distance, in a future time. Think and be very attentive to what happens now, here, in this place.” ~ John Ruskin

Laugh

“It is better for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.” ~ Seneca

The Sycophant

“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” ~ Thomas Paine

Conditioning

“No man is free who is not master of himself.” ~ Epictetus