We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we g

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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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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It was the hour of four in the afternoon, and already in hillside homesteads the day was nearly done. There was everywhere an air of that sweet, old-fashioned leisure which the world has nearly lost. It lingered in the slant sunlight that threw shadows across the winding road… – Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of To‑Day, 1907

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To the art of working well a civilized race would add the art of playing well. – George Santayana

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Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. – Roger von Oech

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