A small stack of books tied with checked ribbon sits beside a miniature striped hammock.

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Aristotle

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The line presents leisure as the purpose of labour. Work serves an end beyond continued work: time that is free for other activities or for rest. This reverses the idea that leisure merely helps someone return to work, placing it instead at the centre of work's purpose.

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