Quotes about Leisure

Citing both the Buddha and Aristotle, Sachs makes the case for a "middle path," a path of moderation and balance between work and non-work (what he calls, quaintly in this day and age, "leisure"), savings and consumption, self-interest and compassion, individualism and citizenship.

Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary activity, never idleness.

Leisure with dignity.

We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more - restful.

The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

All play and no work make Jack a poor boy.

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do