I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Quote by E B White

Topics: Good Morning Quotes, Life Quotes

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.

It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.