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Idle Quotes

It is not at all an idle matter trying to define what a human being is Picture Quote #1

The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man does not get much further Picture Quote #1

Be always employed about some rational thing, that the devil find thee not idle Picture Quote #1

These are the effects of doting age, vain doubts and idle cares and over caution Picture Quote #1

Great things are not accomplished by idle dreams, but by years of patient study Picture Quote #1

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition Picture Quote #1

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Love is the business of the idle, but the idleness of the busy Picture Quote #1

Idle man, chases after fairy tales Picture Quote #1

I have a scholar's love of silence and solitude. To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment Picture Quote #1

To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment Picture Quote #1

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult Picture Quote #1

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself Picture Quote #1

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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent Picture Quote #1

Of heaven or hell I have no power to sing, I cannot ease the burden of your fears, or make quick-coming death a little thing, or bring again the pleasure of past years, nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, or hope again for aught that I can say, the idle singer of an empty day Picture Quote #1

Thank God every morning when you get up, that you have something to do that day which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle never know Picture Quote #1

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know Picture Quote #1

No laws, however stringent, can make the idle industrious, the thriftless provident, or the drunken sober Picture Quote #1

I love you. I will love you till the stars crumble, which is a less idle threat than is usual to lovers on parting Picture Quote #1

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How various his employments whom the world calls idle, and who justly in return esteems that busy world an idler too Picture Quote #1

I'm homosexual... How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green Picture Quote #1

Idle speculation about God is a fool's errand. If we wish to know Him in truth, we must rely on what He tells us about Himself Picture Quote #1

Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none Picture Quote #1

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man cannot read, and a timid one would not be entertained by, which even make us dangerous to existing institution - such call I good books Picture Quote #1

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind Picture Quote #1

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Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time Picture Quote #1

I also head that Lord Maxwell keeps a goat in his bedchamber, but you don't see me sending someone to milk it. One mustn't let idle gossip govern one's actions Picture Quote #1

There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: There is an idle class - weak, wicked, and miserable - among both rich and poor Picture Quote #1

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor Picture Quote #1

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation Picture Quote #1

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle Picture Quote #1

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It is not at all an idle matter trying to define what a human being is (Idle Quotes) The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man does not get much further (Idle Quotes) Be always employed about some rational thing, that the devil find thee not idle (Idle Quotes) These are the effects of doting age, vain doubts and idle cares and over caution (Idle Quotes) Great things are not accomplished by idle dreams, but by years of patient study (Idle Quotes) A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition (Idle Quotes) Love is the business of the idle, but the idleness of the busy (Idle Quotes) Idle man, chases after fairy tales... (Idle Quotes) I have a scholar's love of silence and solitude. To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment (Idle Quotes) To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment (Idle Quotes) Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult (Idle Quotes) To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself (Idle Quotes) Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent (Idle Quotes) Of heaven or hell I have no power to sing, I cannot ease the burden of your fears, or make quick-coming death a little thing, or bring again the pleasure of past years, nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, or hope again for aught that I can say, the idle singer of an empty day (Idle Quotes) Thank God every morning when you get up, that you have something to do that day which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle never know (Idle Quotes) Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know (Idle Quotes) No laws, however stringent, can make the idle industrious, the thriftless provident, or the drunken sober (Idle Quotes) I love you. I will love you till the stars crumble, which is a less idle threat than is usual to lovers on parting (Idle Quotes) How various his employments whom the world calls idle, and who justly in return esteems that busy world an idler too (Idle Quotes) I'm homosexual... How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green (Idle Quotes) Idle speculation about God is a fool's errand. If we wish to know Him in truth, we must rely on what He tells us about Himself (Idle Quotes) Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none (Idle Quotes) Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man cannot read, and a timid one would not be entertained by, which even make us dangerous to existing institution - such call I good books (Idle Quotes) Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind (Idle Quotes) Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time (Idle Quotes) I also head that Lord Maxwell keeps a goat in his bedchamber, but you don't see me sending someone to milk it. One mustn't let idle gossip govern one's actions (Idle Quotes) There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: There is an idle class - weak, wicked, and miserable - among both rich and poor (Idle Quotes) A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor (Idle Quotes) One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation (Idle Quotes) You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle (Idle Quotes)

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