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All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Leisure Quotes,
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He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Leisure Quotes,
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A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you read more

A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you can have no conception.

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Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant,
remains fruitless.

Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant,
remains fruitless.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.

As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.

The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.

by Cicero Found in: Leisure Quotes,
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That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]

That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]

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How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy read more

How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy world an idler too!

by William Cowper Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Leisure for reverie, gay or somber, does much to enrich life.

Leisure for reverie, gay or somber, does much to enrich life.

by Miriam Beard Found in: Leisure Quotes,
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