Thomas Carlyle: Happy men are full of the present, for its bounty suffices them; and wise men…
Happy men are full of the present, for its bounty suffices them; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
In today’s wordsHappy people are full of the present, because its gifts are enough for them; wise people are too, because its duties occupy them. Our real business is not to see what lies dimly in the distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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