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We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace. – Aristotle

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Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention. – Oliver Wendell Holmes,Jr.

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A man can never be idle with safety and advantage until he has been so trained by work that he makes his freedom from times and tasks more fruitful than his toil has been. – Hamilton Wright Mabie

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Leisure tends to corrupt, and absolute leisure corrupts absolutely. – Edgar A. Shoaff

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The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes…. The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca, “On Tranquillity of Mind”

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