"[My ideal of a good dinner] is to discuss good food, and, after this good food has been discussed, to discuss a good topic - with myself the chief conversationalist."
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"Now it is time to sit quiet, face to face with thee, and to sing dedication of life in this silent and overflowing leisure."
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"Good-humor is a state between gayety and unconcern,--the act or emanation of a mind at leisure to regard the gratification of another."
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"The poor and the busy have no leisure for sentimental sorrow."
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"John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out as I do."
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"There is no leisure about politics."
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"Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking, whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness; life pushes on in a succession of engrossments. We shall always pray for leisure."
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"Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy."
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"Sit loosely in the saddle."
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"For the classics philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure; for me a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight."
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"Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the bow of Cupid will lose its effect."
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"The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity."
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"Leisure with dignity."
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"He hath no leisure who useth it not."
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"The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day."
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"To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading."
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"Satiety comes of too frequent repetition and he who will not give himself leisure to be thirsty can never find the true pleasure of drinking"
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"Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay."
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"The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich."
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"Mend when thou canst; be better at thy leisure."
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