quotes of the day for august 10th

two quotes of the day for today:

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. -- Gustave Flaubert

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
-- Robert Heinlein, Time Enough For Love [though I'd argue that often it's the lazy man's wife who finds the easier way to do something...]