Deeds Quote by Thomas Aquinas

Playfullness is the essential feature of productive thought.

— Albert Einstein

We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing capacity to…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

There's a certain pleasure of the life of the mind that cannot be denied. There's a certain pleasure about being around people who enact…

— Cornel West

Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself…

— Lord Chesterfield

Relaxation is the prerequisite for that inner expansion that allows a person to express the source of inspiration and joy within.

— Deepak Chopra

Laughter relaxes. And relaxation is spiritual.

— Anonymous

During periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give…

— Fritjof Capra

Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh, instead of…

— William Ellery Channing

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

— Stephen Hawking

'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

— John Ortberg

The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener…

— Seneca the Younger

While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The…

— Lewis Carroll