(193 quotes found)
“The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.”
William Lyon Phelps
“Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never”
Benjamin Franklin
“Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.”
Proverb
“The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure is occupation.”
George Bernard Shaw
“To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.”
Bertrand Russell
“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.”
Henry David Thoreau
“The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure”
Aristotle
“The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.”
“Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!”
Swami Sivananda
“The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity”
Patrick Murray
