There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hands. I love a broad margin to my life. {...} They were not time subtracted from my life, but so much over and above my usual allowance. {...} This was sheer idleness to my fellow-townsmen, no doubt; but if the birds and flowers had tried me by their standard, I should not have been found wanting.
( Henry David Thoreau )
[ Walden & Civil Disobedience ]
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