Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
 William Shakespeare, Othello (1623). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Othello
Topic pleasure fun boredom
Date 1623
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1601 and 1604
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm

Context

“And thou, by that small hurt, hast cashier'd Cassio; Though other things grow fair against the sun, Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe. Content thyself awhile. By the mass, 'tis morning;
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. Retire thee; go where thou art billeted. Away, I say, thou shalt know more hereafter. Nay, get thee gone.
[Exit Roderigo.]
Two things are to be done, My wife must move for Cassio to her mistress.” source

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