Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
[Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.]

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
[Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.]

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

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.]

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Their only labour was to kill the time;
And labour dire it is, and weary woe,
They read more

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.

Never get out of bed before noon

Never get out of bed before noon

Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.

Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.

Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.

Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.