From our newsletter Outside The Lines – The Business Edition

Smart folks thinking out loud about taking it easy.

“Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.”
-Mark Twain, American writer

“Time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time.”
-T.S. Elliot, British writer

“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.”
-Herodotus, Greek historian

“To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.”
-Jane Austen, British writer

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.”
-Lin Yutang, Chinese writer

“Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.”
-Satchel Paige, American baseball player

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