All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand read more

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.

In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.

In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let read more

Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

Leisure for reverie, gay or somber, does much to enrich life.

Leisure for reverie, gay or somber, does much to enrich life.

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that read more

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace

The finest amusements are the most pointless ones.

The finest amusements are the most pointless ones.