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Arthur Schopenhauer1 quote
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1851Hesiod1 quote
The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work. — Hesiod · 700 BCMarcus Aurelius1 quote
In the morning, when you are sluggish about getting up, let this thought be present: "I am rising to a man's work." — Marcus Aurelius · 180Thornton Wilder1 quote
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go, doesn't it? — Thornton Wilder · 1938Zadie Smith1 quote
Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people. — Zadie Smith · 2016