Quote Genre: Leisure

Thomas J. Watson – ‘What we do with our leisure …

‘What we do with our leisure time has considerable bearing on what we accomplish during our working hours and very largely determines the degree of our success Young men who like yourselves devote a predetermined amount of their leisure hours … Continue reading →

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Unknown – ‘A man is not poor because he…

‘A man is not poor because he has nothing but because he does nothing.’

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James Thurber – ‘Men should strive to learn b…

‘Men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from and to and why.’

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Logan Pearsall Smith – ‘If you are losing your leisu…

‘If you are losing your leisure look out; you may be losing your soul.’

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Gerald Brenan – ‘We are closer to the ants th…

‘We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘OVERWORK n. A dangerous diso…

‘OVERWORK n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.’

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Aristotle – ‘We give up leisure in order …

‘We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.’

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Joseph Addison – ‘Sunday clears away the rust …

‘Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.’

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Herman Melville – ‘They talk of the dignity of …

‘They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.’

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Phillip Lopate – ‘The prospect of a long day a…

‘The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant where I am forced to stay for hours and have fun’

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