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He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.
He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.
How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy read more
How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy world an idler too!
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
A nation rushing hastily too and fro, busily employed in idleness.
A nation rushing hastily too and fro, busily employed in idleness.
…for when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle mind is the Devils workshop...
…for when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle mind is the Devils workshop...
I live an idle burden to the ground.
I live an idle burden to the ground.
An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
[Lat., Variam semper dant otia mentem.]
An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
[Lat., Variam semper dant otia mentem.]
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.
The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,
The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,
