The best of a bad bargain. Samuel Pepys More Quotes by Samuel Pepys More Quotes From Samuel Pepys Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition. Samuel Pepys marriage love funny As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me! Samuel Pepys smile happiness men Fight the good fight; and always call to mind that it is not you who are mortal, but this body of ours. For your true being is not discerned by perceiving your physical appearance. But 'what a man's mind is, that is what he is' not that individual human shape that we identify through our senses. Samuel Pepys fighting mind men Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Samuel Pepys dinner strange inspirational Thanks be to God, since my leaving drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company. Samuel Pepys wine god drinking I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition. Samuel Pepys cheerful happiness men The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do it; and, out of my observation that most men that do thrive in the world do forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late for them to enjoy it. Samuel Pepys knowing age men Unlike God the artist does not start with nothing and make something of it. He starts with himself as nothing and makes something of the nothing with the things at hand. Samuel Pepys artist doe hands Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends. Samuel Pepys real-friends bed friendship But it is pretty to see what money will do. Samuel Pepys I know not how to abstain from reading. Samuel Pepys reading knows I went home and took my wife and went to my Cosen Tho. Pepys's and found them just sat down to dinner, which was very good; only the venison pasty was palpable beef, which was not handsome. Samuel Pepys wife home food Poorpeoplestaying intheir houses aslong astill thevery fire touched them, and then running into boats or clambering from one pair of stair by the waterside to another. And among other things, the poor pigeons I perceive were loath to leave their houses, but hovered about the windows and balconies till they were some of them burned, their wings, and fell down. Samuel Pepys fire wings running Music [is] a science peculiarly productive of a pleasure that no state of life, publick or private, secular or sacred; no difference of age or season; no temper of mind or condition of health exempt from present anguish; nor, lastly, distinction of quality, renders either improper, untimely, or unentertaining. Samuel Pepys differences age mind Did satisfy myself mighty fair in the truth of the saying that the world do not grow old at all, but is in as good condition in all respects as ever it was. Samuel Pepys fairs grows world Before I went to bed, I sat up till 2 a-clock in my chamber, reading of Mr. Hooke's Microscopical Observations, the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life. Samuel Pepys bed reading book It having been a very cold night last night I had got some cold, and so in pain by wind, and a sure precursor of pain is sudden letting off farts, and when that stops, then my passages stop and my pain begins Samuel Pepys pain wind night But Lord! To see the absurd nature of Englishmen that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at everything that looks strange. Samuel Pepys jeering laughing looks I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things, though yet in the middle of it, it has reluctances after my business, which is neglected by my following my pleasure. However musique and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is. Samuel Pepys business giving way At the Royall Oake Taverne, I drank a sort of French wine called Ho Bryan, that hath a good and most particular taste that I never met with. Samuel Pepys mets wine taste
