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    Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is
    corrupted unless it moves.
    [Lat., Cernis ut ignavum corrumpant otia corpus
    Ut capiant vitium ni moveantur aquae.]

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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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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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The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,

The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,

by Sir James Mackintosh Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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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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Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

by Gaelic Proverb Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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For idleness is an appendix to nobility.

For idleness is an appendix to nobility.

by Robert Burton Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Were't not affection chains thy tender days
To the sweet glances of thy honored love,
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Were't not affection chains thy tender days
To the sweet glances of thy honored love,
I rather would entreat thy company
To see the wonders of the world abroad
Than, living dully sluggardized at home,
Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless if it goes as when it stands.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless if it goes as when it stands.

by William Cowper Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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