“There is not a little generalship and stratagem required in the managing and marshalling of our pleasures, so that each shall not mutually encroach to the destruction of all. For pleasures are very voracious, too apt to worry one another, and each, like Aaron's serpent, is prone to swallow up the rest. Thus drinking will soon destroy the power, gaming the means, and sensuality the taste, for other pleasures less seductive, but far more salubrious, and permanent as they are pure.” MeanLittlesPleasureWorryTastePureDestructionDrinkingSensualityPermanentSeductiveSerpentGamingStratagem Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“For those of us who worry more about working people than about windfall profits for oil companies, it may net out. A better question is: what does it do to our economy if we manage to overheat the earth? This summer's drought provides a small taste.” PeopleIfsMayDoeEarthCompanyWorryEconomyTasteSummerProfitOilManageDroughtOil Companies Author:Bill McKibben
“It would be the death of all creativity for me if I had to sit there and be concerned with the sensibilities of a fourteen-year-old kid. Some fourteen-year-olds would revel in the book, and some would be very sensitive to it, so you can't afford to worry about that. What I worry about is good taste and getting my message across by whatever means I can.” IfsYearsMeanI CanBookWould BeKidsCreativityWorryTasteMessagesConcernedSensitiveSensibilityFourteenGood Taste Author:Robert Cormier
“I like a cook who smiles out loud when he tastes his own work. Let God worry about your modesty; I want to see your enthusiasm.” WantWorryFoodTasteCookingEnthusiasmCooksLoudCulinaryModesty Author:Robert Farrar Capon
“Don't worry, Otto. I'm an acquired taste. Most of my best friends had to know me for years before they could even stand my presence. I'm like mold, I usually grow on you very slowly. (Tabitha)” KnowsYearsGrowsWorryTasteKnow MeMy Best FriendMoldAcquired Taste Book:Seize The Night Source: Seize The Night