Francine Du Plessix Gray Quotes

In Aristotle ... Leisure Is A Far More Noble, Spiritual Goal Than Work ... Leisure Is Pursued Solely For Its Own Sake ... : The Pleasures Of Music And Poetry, ... Conversation With Friends, And ... Gratuitous, Playful Speculation. In Latin, The Ultimate Good Is Otium - The Opposite Is Negotium, Or Gainful Work.
We Have Sought Too Much Counsel In The Proto-Calvinist Work Ethic Preached By St Paul ... During The Cessation Of Work We Nurture Family, Educate, Nourish Friendships ... In Loafing, Most Of Our Innovations Come ... The Routine Of Daily Work Has Too Often Served As ... Sleep ... A Refuge From Two Crucial States - Awakedness To The Needs Of Others, And To The Transcendent, Which Only Comes ... Loitering, Dallying, Tarrying, Goofing Off.

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