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“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends.” – Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, No. 68 Agree or disagree? I was so struck by this observation that it’s one of the epigraphs of Happier at Home.
“It is very happily and kindly provided, that in every life there are certain pauses and interruptions, which force consideration upon the careless, and seriousness upon the light; points of time where one course of action ends and another begins; and by vicissitude of fortune, or alteration of employment, by change of place, or loss of friendship, we are forced …
“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends.” – Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, No.68 This quotation is one of the two epigraphs for Happier at Home. Whether or not you agree with Johnson, it’s certainly worth thinking about. Do you agree? I do.
“To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.” –Samuel Johnson, Lives of Eminent Persons * Volunteer as a Super Fan, and from time to time, I’ll ask for your help. Nothing too onerous, I promise! Sign up here or email me at gretchenrubin1 at gmail dot …
From The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell: On Saturday, July 30, [1763] Dr. Johnson and I took a sculler at the Temple-stairs, and set out for Greenwich. I asked him if he really thought a knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages an essential requisite to a good education. JOHNSON: “Most certainly, sir; for those who know them …
