James Bryce Quote

Gentlemen, why in heaven's name this haste? You have time enough.... Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the future, fancying that you will be happier when your fields teem with wealth and your cities with people?


The American Commonwealth (1888)


Gentlemen, why in heaven's name this haste? You have time enough.... Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the future, fancying...

Gentlemen, why in heaven's name this haste? You have time enough.... Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the future, fancying...

Gentlemen, why in heaven's name this haste? You have time enough.... Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the future, fancying...

Gentlemen, why in heaven's name this haste? You have time enough.... Ages and ages lie before you. Why sacrifice the present to the future, fancying...