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Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Their only labour was to kill the time;
And labour dire it is, and weary woe,
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Their only labour was to kill the time;
And labour dire it is, and weary woe,
They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme,
Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go,
Or saunter forth, with tottering steps and slow.

by James Thomson (1) 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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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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A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.

A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.

by Megiddo Message 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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Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.

Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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