“He who does not give himself leisure to be thirsty cannot take pleasure in drinking.”
Book I, Ch. 42
Essais (1595), Book I
“And add to these retired Leisure,
That in trim gardens takes his pleasure.”
Source: Il Penseroso (1631), Line 49
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