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

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...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

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...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

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...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

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.

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

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...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

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...

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.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...