“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. . .

General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase

‘It is the busiest man who has time to spare’.”

—Cyril Northcote Parkinson

“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles—

With sniffles predominating. . .”

—William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)—“Gift of the Magi”

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot—

but make it hot by striking. . .”

—William Butler Yeats

“You cannot fight against the future—

Time is on our side. . .”

—William Ewart Gladstone

“The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. . .”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“O! It’s nice to get up in the mornin’. . .

But it’s nicer to lie in bed. . .”

—Sir Harry Lauder

“It is all in the day’s work. . .”

—18th Century Proverb