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Tag Tag Leisure
If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.
Eleanor Roosevelt My Day · 1935-1962

Quotes

“A life of leisure, and a life of laziness, are two things.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself.”

Benjamin Franklin · The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1771-1790 · Primary source

“To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.”

Winston Churchill · Painting as a Pastime, 1948 · Primary source

“Painting is a companion with whom one may hope to walk a great part of life’s journey.”

Winston Churchill · Painting as a Pastime, 1948 · Primary source

Works

Winston Churchill · 1948
Painting as a Pastime

Churchill’s reflections on amateur painting, describing its techniques, pleasures, challenges, and value as a restorative form of creative activity.

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