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Thus idly busy rolls their world away.

Thus idly busy rolls their world away.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

by Iris Murdoch Found in: Fantasy Quotes,
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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention -- invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also read more

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention -- invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

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There is no remedy for time misspent;
No healing for the waste of idleness,
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There is no remedy for time misspent;
No healing for the waste of idleness,
Whose very languor is a punishment
Heavier than active souls can feel or guess.

by Sir Aubrey De Vere Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the read more

The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the mother of all art and the source of all its beauty.

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A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.

A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.

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Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only read more

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip.

by Sir James M. Barrie Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by
indolence.
[Lat., Utque alios industria, ita hunc read more

Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by
indolence.
[Lat., Utque alios industria, ita hunc ignavia ad vamam
protulat.]

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