Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. Soren Kierkegaard
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. Augustine Birrell
I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions. Marcus Aurelius
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. Malcolm Bradbury
But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions. (Hays translation) Marcus Aurelius
True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature as the true good being lost, everything becomes its own true good. Blaise Pascal