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Samuel JohnsonA man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Sylvia PlathSo much working, reading, thinking, living to do! A lifetime is not long enough.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

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Elbert HubbardIf you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Vladimir NabokovA person hoping to become a poet must have the capacity of thinking of several things at a time.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Oliver W. Holmes Sr.Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

Robert Louis StevensonExtreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of deficient vitality.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Jorge Luis BorgesNo one is anyone, one single immortal man is all men. Like Cornelius Agrippa, I am god, I am hero, I am philosopher, I am demon and I am world, which is a tedious way of saying that I do not exist.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Henry MillerDo not be duped by little duties. Do not be a chore man all your days.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ashleigh BrilliantIf I do enough different things in enough different ways, I may, eventually, do something right.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Latin Quotes

Latin proverbMuch, not many.

Multum, non multa.

—  Latin proverb

     (meaning: take much care but not of many things; [replace “take care” with “earn” or whatever])

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Proverbs

International proverbWho chases two hares at the same time, does not catch any.

—  International proverb

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International proverbTo kill two birds with one stone.

—  International proverb

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