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That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]
That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]
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.
The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,
The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,
Never get out of bed before noon
Never get out of bed before noon
Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.
Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.
In the diligence of his idleness.
[Lat., Diligenter per vacuitatem suam.]
In the diligence of his idleness.
[Lat., Diligenter per vacuitatem suam.]
Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.
Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.
I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.
