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Idleness

«?for when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle mind is the Devils workshop...»
«Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel»
«Am I going home to idleness? No, no. My feet and hands may be still, not so the mind--that has its aspirations yet, and it will work, for it has a law unto itself. Idleness is one thing, doing is another.»
Author: Lew Wallace (Soldier, Writer) | About: Idleness | Keywords: aspirations
«Idleness is an appendix to nobility»
Author: Robert Burton (Clergyman, Writer) | About: Idleness | Keywords: appendix, nobility
«Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues»
«Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments»
«Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.»
«Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.»
Author: Dorothy Parker (Poet, Writer) | About: Idleness | Keywords: foe, idleness
«Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools»
Author: Lord Chesterfield (Diplomat, Statesman, Wit) | About: Idleness | Keywords: holiday
«Be not solitary, be not idle»
Author: Robert Burton (Clergyman, Writer) | About: Idleness

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