As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.
Anthony TrollopeOn board ship there are many sources of joy of which the land knows nothing. You may flirt and dance at sixty; and if you are awkward in the turn of a valse, you may put it down to the motion of the ship. You need wear no gloves, and may drink your soda-and-brandy without being ashamed of it.
Anthony Trollope