“I know but one freedom—

and that is—

the freedom of the mind. . .”

—Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Let wars give way to peace—

Laurels to paeans. . .”

—Marcus Tullius Cicero

“So many men (and women)—

So many opinions. . .”

—Terence (extended by Aysling Smythe)

“Every day should be passed—

as if it were to be our last. . .”

—Publilius Syrus

“That man lives happy,

and in command of himself—

who from day to day can say. . .

I have lived!”

—Horace

“Leisure is the mother of philosophy. . .”

—Thomas Hobbes

“What’s important to you?

What do you want to achieve?

If it really matters—

You will make time. . .”

—Joanna Penn

“Never do today what you can put off—

till tomorrow. . .”

—Punch

“Measure not the work. . .

Until the day’s out—

And the labour done. . .”

—Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“A room with a view—and you. . .

And no one to worry us. . .

No one to hurry us. . .”

—Noel Coward (“A Room with a View”)