If you want work well done, select a busy man.

Elbert Hubbard

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Topic

Busyness

Author

Elbert Hubbard

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Artist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hubbard, Elbert. The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard. Roycrofters, 1916.

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Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

Introduction to Spinoza's Ethics

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Topic
Overcoming fear

Author

George Santayana
Source
Introduction to Spinoza's Ethics
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1910 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Santayana, George. Introduction. Ethics, by Spinoza, translated by A. Boyle. Everyman's Library, 1910, introduction.

Another quote from 1916

I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air.

Alan Seeger

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Topic
Rhythm of life Facing death

Author

Alan Seeger
Source
I Have a Rendezvous with Death
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Seeger, Alan. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death." Poems. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916.