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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.
Generally speaking, everyone is more interresting doing nothing than doing anything.
Generally speaking, everyone is more interresting doing nothing than doing anything.
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.
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.
In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.
In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.
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.
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.
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.
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
