“Overworking is the Black Plague of the 21st Century. Leave the office on time by using the time you have effectively. An executive at a Fortune 100 told me that to him, if you stay at work late, that means 'you’re slow.” WorkLate21st CenturyExecutiveOverworkingSmart WorkBlack PlagueFortune 100 Author:Richie Norton
“Overworking is the Black Plague of the 21st Century.” TimeWorkHard WorkStressVacationUrgencyWorkaholic21st Century QuotesOverworkingBlack Plague Author:Richie Norton
“There's nothing holy about suffering. The stories of the martyrs illustrate their faith because in spite of what they endured they did not suffer. A saint always dies smiling.” SufferingSaintMartyrMartyrdomSaintsMartyrsBlack DeathBubonic PlagueBlack PlagueHoly Suffering Book:Laid Waste Source: Laid Waste
“Accounts from Europe indicate that the danse macabre took another form, inspired by the Black Death, rather like our children's rhyme 'Ring o' Ring o' Roses', which refers to the Great Plague. In 1374, a fanatical sect of dancers appeared in the Rhine, convinced that they could put an end to the epidemic by dancing for days and allowing other people to trample on their bodies. It is not recorded whether they recovered but, incredibly, they began to raise money from bystanders. By the time they reached Cologne they were 500 strong, dancing like demons, half-naked with flowers in their hair. Regarded as a menace by the authorities, these dancers macabre were threatened with excommunication.” Danse MacabreBlack Plague Book:Necropolis: London and Its Dead Source: Necropolis: London and Its Dead