Rules of Life/Chapter VI
VI.—Rules of a Life of Honorable Retirement.
If life happens to be free from labours, it is not necessary to do nothing—that is, to be torpid, and uselessly destroy time—neither is it requisite to have recourse to unprofitable games, such as cards, dice, &c. Something ought to be done which may refresh the body as well as the mind. This may be done by walking, by conversing with friends, by transacting affairs connected with your household.