Quotes
Quotes about Leisure
Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing, as bears leisurely lick their clubs into shape.
Hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.
Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroesâah, they have all the necessary leisure.
It is dainty to be sick if you have leisure and convenience for it.
Now musing o'er the changing scene Farmers behind the tavern screen Collect; with elbows idly press'd On hob, reclines the corner's guest, Reading the news to mark again The bankrupt lists or price of grain. Puffing the while his red-tipt pipe He dreams o'er troubles nearly ripe, Yet, winter's leisure to regale, Hopes better times, and sips his ale.
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.
Learn the fundamentals of the game at your leisure and stick with them. Band-aid remedies never last.
Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night.
Leisure for reverie, gay or somber, does much to enrich life.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.
The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.
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.
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.
If you are losing your leisure, look out, you may be losing your soul.
Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.
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.
They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.
Leisure is the mother of philosophy.
