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Idleness Quotes

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government Picture Quote #1

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored Picture Quote #1

Idleness, pleasure, what abysses! To do nothing is a dreary course to take, be sure of it. To live idle upon the substance of society! To be useless, that is to say, noxious! This leads straight to the lowest depth of misery Picture Quote #1

Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity Picture Quote #1

Bourgeois society ought long ago to have gone to the dogs through sheer idleness; for those of its members who work, acquire nothing, and those who acquire anything, do not work Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don’t have a brain Picture Quote #1

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I suppose the secret of his success is in his tremendous idleness which almost approaches the supernatural Picture Quote #1

Years passed; and he endured the idleness of his intelligence and the inertia of his heart Picture Quote #1

If I gave my mother a knitted scarf she’d be worried I was wasting my time doing stupid stuff like knitting instead of school work. Presenting a homemade knitted object to my parents was actually like handing them a detailed backlog of my idleness Picture Quote #1

The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting Picture Quote #1

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without fatigue of close attention; and the world, therefore, swarms with writers whose wish is not to be studied, but to be read Picture Quote #1

No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive Picture Quote #1

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Government as well as religion has furnished its schisms, its persecutions and its devices for fattening idleness on the earnings of the people Picture Quote #1

A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed Picture Quote #1

The savage lives simply through ignorance and idleness or laziness, but the philosopher lives simply through wisdom Picture Quote #1

There is not a thing on the face of the earth that I abhor so much as idleness or idle people Picture Quote #1

No man can perform so little as not to have reason to congratulate himself on his merits, when he beholds the multitude that live in total idleness, and have never yet endeavoured to be useful Picture Quote #1

A soldier’s time is passed in distress and danger, or in idleness and corruption Picture Quote #1

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In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it Picture Quote #1

There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in idleness alone there is perpetual despair Picture Quote #1

Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly Picture Quote #1

If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in general, and teenagers in particular. By making drugs of various kinds readily available, by creating the necessary attitude of chaos, idleness and worthlessness, and by preparing him psychologically and politically, we can succeed Picture Quote #1

The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is little grief; they see their friend fall without any of that lamentation which is indulged in security and idleness, because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy will find himself equally unaffected with irretrievable losses Picture Quote #1

I am deeply moved when I write. I get turned on by it. I’ve never used any drugs for stimulation. I don’t use words loosely. When I’m working and the right word comes, there is an answering resonance within me. There is also a hardness of intention that goes with it. There is no idleness in it Picture Quote #1

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When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness,... then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift... every minute could have been an eternity of happiness! If only youth knew! Now my life will change; now I will be reborn Picture Quote #1

Mrs. Jo did not mean the measles, but that more serious malady called love, which is apt to ravage communities, spring and autumn, when winter gayety and summer idleness produce whole bouquets of engagements, and set young people to pairing off like the birds Picture Quote #1

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature Picture Quote #1

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company Picture Quote #1

A person cries out from pain when he takes up hard physical work after a period of idleness. Any rest from the struggle for spiritual improvement brings the same pain Picture Quote #1

Work is not always required... There is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected Picture Quote #1

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We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government (Idleness Quotes) Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored (Idleness Quotes) Idleness, pleasure, what abysses! To do nothing is a dreary course to take, be sure of it. To live idle upon the substance of society! To be useless, that is to say, noxious! This leads straight to the lowest depth of misery (Idleness Quotes) Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity (Idleness Quotes) Bourgeois society ought long ago to have gone to the dogs through sheer idleness; for those of its members who work, acquire nothing, and those who acquire anything, do not work (Idleness Quotes) I’ve always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don’t have a brain (Idleness Quotes) I suppose the secret of his success is in his tremendous idleness which almost approaches the supernatural (Idleness Quotes) Years passed; and he endured the idleness of his intelligence and the inertia of his heart (Idleness Quotes) If I gave my mother a knitted scarf she’d be worried I was wasting my time doing stupid stuff like knitting instead of school work. Presenting a homemade knitted object to my parents was actually like handing them a detailed backlog of my idleness (Idleness Quotes) The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting (Idleness Quotes) One of the amusements of idleness is reading without fatigue of close attention; and the world, therefore, swarms with writers whose wish is not to be studied, but to be read (Idleness Quotes) No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive (Idleness Quotes) Government as well as religion has furnished its schisms, its persecutions and its devices for fattening idleness on the earnings of the people (Idleness Quotes) A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed (Idleness Quotes) The savage lives simply through ignorance and idleness or laziness, but the philosopher lives simply through wisdom (Idleness Quotes) There is not a thing on the face of the earth that I abhor so much as idleness or idle people (Idleness Quotes) No man can perform so little as not to have reason to congratulate himself on his merits, when he beholds the multitude that live in total idleness, and have never yet endeavoured to be useful (Idleness Quotes) A soldier’s time is passed in distress and danger, or in idleness and corruption (Idleness Quotes) In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it (Idleness Quotes) There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in idleness alone there is perpetual despair (Idleness Quotes) Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly (Idleness Quotes) If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in general, and teenagers in particular. By making drugs of various kinds readily available, by creating the necessary attitude of chaos, idleness and worthlessness, and by preparing him psychologically and politically, we can succeed (Idleness Quotes) The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is little grief; they see their friend fall without any of that lamentation which is indulged in security and idleness, because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy will find himself equally unaffected with irretrievable losses (Idleness Quotes) I am deeply moved when I write. I get turned on by it. I’ve never used any drugs for stimulation. I don’t use words loosely. When I’m working and the right word comes, there is an answering resonance within me. There is also a hardness of intention that goes with it. There is no idleness in it (Idleness Quotes) When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness,... then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift... every minute could have been an eternity of happiness! If only youth knew! Now my life will change; now I will be reborn (Idleness Quotes) Mrs. Jo did not mean the measles, but that more serious malady called love, which is apt to ravage communities, spring and autumn, when winter gayety and summer idleness produce whole bouquets of engagements, and set young people to pairing off like the birds (Idleness Quotes) It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature (Idleness Quotes) Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company (Idleness Quotes) A person cries out from pain when he takes up hard physical work after a period of idleness. Any rest from the struggle for spiritual improvement brings the same pain (Idleness Quotes) Work is not always required... There is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected (Idleness Quotes)

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