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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind d

Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. – William Cowper

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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. – William Cowper

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William Cowper
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I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute on;
but I wish that I could get away
And go home to the village of Bruton. – William Cowper

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It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful. – W. H. Auden

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Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life. – S. W. Duffield

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Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. – Bible

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He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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If men were angels, no government would be necessary. – James Madison

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I try to read for pleasure whenever I can – its a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesnt get fried. – Hillary Clinton

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Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. – Dag Hammarskjold

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If you go, go in Peace it makes the flowers sweeter along the path. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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