I’m never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
SCIPIO AFRICANUS
SCIPIO AFRICANUS
Scipio Africanus on leisure
Scipio Africanus4 quotes“I’m never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.”
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