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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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If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul. – Logan P. Smith

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

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