September 2009
18 posts
“To tell of half the queer old taverns that had a drowsy and secret existence near Todgers’s, would fill a goodly book; while a second volume no less capacious might be devoted to an account of the quaint old guests who frequented their dimly lighted parlours. These were, in general, ancient inhabitants of that region: born, and bred there from boyhood. who had long since become wheezy and asthmatical, and short of breath, except in the article of story-telling: in which respect they were still marvellously long- winded. These gentry were much opposed to steam and all new-fangled ways, and held ballooning to be sinful, and deplored the degeneracy of the times; which that particular member of each little club who kept the keys of the nearest church professionally, always attributed to the prevalence of dissent and irreligion though the major part of the company inclined to the belief that virtue went out with hair- powder, and that Old England’s greatness had decayed amain with barbers.”
—Bibliomania: Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
“A man does not work only for the sake of producing, but to set a value on his time. We feel more satisfied with ourselves and with our day if we have stirred up our minds and made a good start, or have finished a piece of work.”
—Eugene Delacroix” —via The Happiness Project
—Eugene Delacroix” —via The Happiness Project
