Constant Quote by Anne Baxter

Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in…

— Benedict of Nursia

It is idleness that is the curse of man - not labour. Idleness eats the heart out of men as of nations, and consumes…

— Samuel Smiles

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by…

— Soren Kierkegaard

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

— Jeremy Collier

There is nothing more dangerous than idleness...In labor there is salvation; in labor there is safety.

— Francis M. Lyman

That the Devil finds work for idle hands to do is probably true. But there is a profound difference between leisure and idleness.

— Henry Ford

“Contrary to the preaching of dour labourists, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with a bit of laziness. Great philosophers through the ages have argued…

— Guy Standing

Idleness only leads to bad deeds

— Magnus Stenbock

I think the man who eats the bread of idleness is under a certain obligation to speak well of labor.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Joblessness does not necessarily mean idleness”

— Sunday Adelaja

Idleness makes people feeble and peevish. Work makes them stalwart and prone to anger.

— Mason Cooley

They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.

— Socrates