Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and...Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make th…

The minister gave out his text and droned along monotonously through an argument that was so prosy that many a head by and by began to nod - and yet it was an …

Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settle…

We're all busy little bees, full of stings, making honey day and night, aren't we honey?

I know when to stay in And when to go out Get things done!

Niggle was a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he had many other things to do. Most of these things he thought were a nuisance; but he did the…