Quotes About Leisure

[A]ny notion of the serious life of leisure, as well as men's taste and capacity to live it, had disappeared. Leisure became entertainment.

Saying you like "Piano Man" doesn't mean you like Billy Joel; it means you're willing to go to a piano bar if there's nothing else to do

A man who went to the 'footie' match on Saturday afternoon and played eighteen holes of golf was really doing his duty by the nation.

The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.

A day without a nap is like a cupcake without frosting.

In retirement, every day is Boss Day and every day is Employee Appreciation Day.

Someone noted that in this culture we worship our work, play at our worship, and work at our play.

A man must break his back to earn his day of leisure.

I'd like to be able to do that too, matey. Window-shop, go to the odd movie. What's window-shopping really like, eh? If it's too much of a feast, you'd better not tell me.

The King's private, and preferred, life was that of a country squire. In cultural or intellectual pursuits he had no interest whatsoever; he loathed travel. George V was never happier than when shooting at Balmoral or at Sandringham.

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.

Se se quisesse responder à questão sem asserções ideológicas, torna-se-ia imperiosa a suspeita de que o tempo livre tende em direção contrária à de seu próprio conceito, tornando-se paródia, deste. Nele se prolonga a não-liberdade tão desconhecida da maioria das pessoas não-livres como a sua não-liberdade em si mesma.

But the joy of life is a very good thing, and while work is the essential in it, play also has its place.

Always try to ensure that there is an even balance in your life between work, rest and play.

How came it to pass that many of the Saints were so perfect, so contemplative of Divine things? Because they steadfastly sought to mortify themselves from all worldly desires, and so were enabled to cling with their whole heart to God, and be free and at leisure for the thought of Him. We are too much occupied with our own affections, and too anxious about transitory things.

Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.

Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager, Casey Stengel, spoke gibberish. In this lazy sport, only the pitcher pours sweat. Then he takes three days off.

I think everyone needs to take a few breaks.

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

I like to read. I like to spend time on the Net. I like to watch movies.

I love a good Netflix binge!

I've heard how people are asking each other to 'Netflix and chill,' so I think it's kind of fun. I'd do that!

For me, personally, I watch pretty much everything on Netflix, and I watch all the episodes in a row, when I can.