"What is the good of life if its……" — Edward Carpenter
"What is the good of life if its chief element, and that which must always be its chief element, is odious? No, the only true economy is to arrange so that your daily labor shall be itself a joy."
—
Edward Carpenter
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
23 Quotes by Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter has 23 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.
-
Motherhood is, after all, woman's great and incomparable work.
-
Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.
-
I saw deep in the eyes of the animals, the human soul look out upon me.
-
Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send…
-
Where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds come to listen with serious and sympathetic men.
-
I was in the Square at the time. The crowd was a most good-humoured, easy going, smiling crowd; but presently…
-
Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.
-
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often…
-
My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.
-
I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.
-
IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a…
See all 23 quotes by Edward Carpenter »
More Arrange Quotes
This quote is filed under Arrange Quotes,
one of 190 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
See all 190 Arrange Quotes »