“Astride a horse I am not, nor camel-like carry a load, Subjects I have none, nor follow any sultan's code; I worry not for what exists, nor fret for what is lost, I breathe with extreme ease, and live at very little cost.” LittlesWisdomLostWorrySubjectsCostHorseExtremesBreatheCodeEaseIslamicLoadCamels Author:Saadi
“Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?.” SelfHardFactsThreeSubjectsCostNonsenseRighteousSelf Righteous Book:Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays
“Like one who draws the model of a house beyond his power to build it who, half through, gives o'er, and leaves his part-created cost a naked subject to the weeping clouds.” GivingHouseHalfSubjectsBuildingCostModelsDrawsCloudsNakedWeeping Book:Henry IV Source: Henry IV