Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is solid.

He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet.

Rest is for the dead.

It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. He has a work, a Life-purpose... Get your happiness out of your work or you will never know what real happiness is... Even in the meanest sorts of Labour, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work!

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown.

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all.