Leisure Quote by William Shakespeare

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

— Benjamin Franklin

Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day.

— Marcus Aurelius

Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation.

— Francis Quarles

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.

— Thomas a Kempis

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening if thou has spent the day profitably.

— Thomas a Kempis

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou spend the day profitably.

— Thomas a Kempis

“whilst yet thou livest, whilst thou mayest, be good.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“Why should any of these things that happen externally, so much distract thee? Give thyself leisure to learn some good thing, and cease roving…

— Marcus Aurelius

Shorten my days thou canst with sullen sorrow, And pluck nights from me, but not lend a morrow; Thou canst help time to furrow…

— William Shakespeare

Be thou what thou singly art and personate only thyself. Swim smoothly in the stream of thy nature and live but one man.

— Thomas Browne

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Know'st thou yesterday, its aim and reason? Work'st thou will today for worthier things? Then calmly wait the morrow's hidden season, And fear thou…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe