Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Leisure Quotes

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn...

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...