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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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I love old poems, ladies who lived in past times. Life was maybe not easier, but people took time to idle sometime, and mostly they took time admiring a sunrise, the flowers opening their hearts, etc. – Marie-Ancolie Romanet #oldsoul

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

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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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The real problem of leisure time is how to keep others from using yours. – Arthur Lacey

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