2007-02-12 01:42:25 · 6 answers · asked by walker stumbler 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
So true... We spend most of our time trying to make big money and we work so damn hard...but later in life is when we or the people around us have realized that our life has constant work..and for what? to not enjoy it....
I say u should work hard but take time to enjoy what youve worked for...I guess...i really dont kno...
2007-02-12 07:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by vOxNi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes me think of the quote: "Ignorance is bliss..." Little does the pig or steer know that while they wile away their days gaining weight they are earmarked for the slaughterhouse.
It always reminds me to live in the present which I assume animals do. (O.K. So squirrels stash away nuts for winter but is that the same as investing in the stock market or worrying about a pension fund/plan?)
In short, I think Butler meant that humans think and too much, thereby missing much pleasure and the simple things which life has to offer (like a beautiful sunset or the smell of the garden after a rainfall, etc. etc. etc.) Of course, he was referring to people who had food, shelter, adequate clothing, enough income not to worry and lived in a safe place....how many people is THAT!?!
2007-02-12 15:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by pat z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's true I think. I know another quote to follow on from that by George Bernard Shaw: "An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is merely uncomfortable".
2007-02-12 09:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say "I agree". We work too much and play too little.
2007-02-12 13:13:38 · answer #4 · answered by rockjock_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's right. We humans do not understand at all
2007-02-12 10:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
'What say you?' - what sort of language is that? Some men also know that!
2007-02-12 09:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋