Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
—Alexander Pope, 1727
Every useless amusement is an evil for a being whose life is so short and whose time is so
pressing.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762
Everything considered work is less boring than amusing oneself.
—Charles Baudelaire, 1864
When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work.
—John Ruskin, 1865
Free time is an illusion. It’s what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life
spent working from dawn until midnight.
—Tamora Pierce, 1983
On Work and Leisure
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—Alexander Pope, 1727
Every useless amusement is an evil for a being whose life is so short and whose time is so
pressing.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762
Everything considered work is less boring than amusing oneself.
—Charles Baudelaire, 1864
When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work.
—John Ruskin, 1865
Free time is an illusion. It’s what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life
spent working from dawn until midnight.
—Tamora Pierce, 1983
On Work and Leisure
23