Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Idleness
Richard Jefferies (1848-1887), The Story of My Heart: My Autobiography (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1883), p. 125:
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I hope succeeding generations will be able to be idle. I hope that nine tenths of their time will be leisure time; that they may enjoy their days, and the earth, and the beauty of this beautiful world; that they may rest by the sea and dream; that they may dance and sing and eat and drink.Related posts:
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