Idleness is to the
Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron Ezra Cornell
Rust
Nothing sweeter than to
Nothing sweeter than to drag oneself along behind events; and nothing more reasonable. But without a strong dose of madness, no initiative, no enterprise, no gesture. Reason: the rust of our vitality. It is the madman in us who forces us to adventure; once he abandons us, we are lost; everything depends on him, even … Read more
Don\\’t you know? We\\’re
Don’t you know? We’re connected by an invisible chain. It’s very long, very light. But also very strong. It can’t rust. Can’t break. And the only thing that can sever it is if you ever stop loving me. Ellen Hopkins
The mintage of wisdom
The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is love, laughter, and work. Elbert Hubbard
It is better to
It is better to rust out than wear out. Edwin Markham
May the hinges of
May the hinges of friendship never rust, nor the wings of love lose a feather. Edward Ramsay
It\’s easy, almost comforting,
It’s easy, almost comforting, to dismiss Trumpism as the cry of laid-off men in rust-belt states shaking their wrinkled fists at the juggernaut of modernity. Fraser Nelson
Temptations are a file
Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence. Francois Fenelon
The rust of business
The rust of business is sometimes polished off in a camp; but never in a court. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Labor is life! \’Tis
Labor is life! ‘Tis the still water faileth; Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth; Keep the watch wound, for the dark rust assaileth. Frances Sargent Osgood