 however the happiest of them is the one who sets aside one time for amusement and takes himself to that. if he does that he will enjoy amusement joking and joking. if he becomes addicted to that amusement will come out of his mouth until he makes it serious not a joke a truth not falsehood and a character trait that he cannot turn away from.
غير أن أسعدهم من جعل للهوه وقتا واحدا، وأخذ نفسه بذلك. فإنه إذا فعل ذلك، استطاب اللهو والهزل والمفاكهة. وإذا أدمن ذلك خرج به اللهو من بابه، حتى يجعله جدا لا هزل فيه، وحقا لا باطل معه، وخلقا لا يمكنه الانصراف عنه.