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The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task read more
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.
Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.
Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.
Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never
Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand read more
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
The finest amusements are the most pointless ones.
The finest amusements are the most pointless ones.
We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.
We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.
The end of labor is to gain leisure.
The end of labor is to gain leisure.
Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let read more
Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that read more
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace