“The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It has obtained a worthy reward for its great toils; we may suppose that the bee itself would have desired such a death.” MaySeemsTearsShiningRewardsWorthyBeesToilNectar Book:The Epigrams of Martial Source: The Epigrams of Martial
“Let us celebrate the soil. Most men toil that they may own a piece of it; they measure their success in life by their ability to buy it.” MenMayAbilityPiecesCelebrateSoilSuccess In LifeToil Book:Back-log studies and My summer in a garden Source: Back-log studies and My summer in a garden
“I felt naked. I felt as perhaps a bird may feel in the clear air knowing the hawk wings above and will swoop. I began to feel the need of fellowship. I wanted to question, wanted to speak, wanted to relate my experience. What is this spirit in man that urges him forever to depart from happiness, to toil and to place himself in danger?” MenNeedsFeelsMayWantedSpiritSpeakFeltForeverKnowingClearAirDangerBirdWingsNakedRelateUrgesToilFellowshipHawks Author:H. G. Wells