Rubaiat

“Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane.”
― Howard Phillips Lovecraft

“A slave, Marcus Cato said, should be working when he is not sleeping. It does not matter whether his work is needed or not, he must work, because work in itself is good – for slaves at least. This sentiment still survives, and it has piled up mountains of useless drudgery”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London

“My ambition is handicapped by laziness”
― Charles Bukowski, Factotum

“A rich man who happens to be intellectually honest, if he is questioned about the improvement of working conditions, usually says something like this:
‘We know that poverty is unpleasant; in fact, since it is so remote, we rather enjoy harrowing ourselves with the thought of its unpleasantness. But don’t expect us to do anything about it. […] The present state of affairs suits us, and we are not going to take the risk of setting you free, even by an extra hour a day. So, dear brothers, since evidently you must sweat to pay for our trips to Italy, sweat and be damned to you”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London & the Road to Wigan Pier