{"id":27,"date":"2006-12-18T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T02:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/inspirational-quote-4-by-bertrand-russell\/"},"modified":"2013-08-29T14:46:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T22:46:14","slug":"inspirational-quote-4-by-bertrand-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/inspirational-quote-4-by-bertrand-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational Quote #4 by Bertrand Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><em>To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<strong><a title=\"Bertrand Russell Wikipedia page\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bertrand_russell\">Bertrand Russell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself spending most or all of your leisure time immersed in mindless television or video games you may wish to reconsider your aspirations. These activities steal time and give nothing back. If you wish to benefit from your leisure, spend it intelligently. You will be rewarded with better health, a finer mind, and fewer regrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.<\/p>\n<p>-Bertrand Russell<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself spending most or all of your leisure time immersed in mindless television or video games you may wish to reconsider your aspirations. These activities steal time and give nothing back. If you wish to benefit from your leisure, spend it intelligently. 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