Resting And Relaxation Quotes - Page 2

• Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

  William Cowper

  Wisdom, Relaxation, Mind

  William Cowper, James Montgomery (1825). “Poems of William Cowper ... With an introductory essay by James Montgomery ... Second edition”, p.240

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• Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest.

  Antoine Arnauld

  Perspective, Eternity

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• Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.

  Anatole France

  Work, Men, Labor Day

  The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard pt. 2, ch. 4 (1881)

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• I'm going to just sit down for a couple of weeks and do nothing but read who-dunnits and Art books. I feel my work is getting a bit dull and mechanical and this proposed resting should work up some enthusiasm in me.

  E. J. Hughes

  Art, Couple, Book

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