Idleness Quotes

269 Idleness quotes by 179 unique authors

Idleness is an expert thief,and our mind is its victim. — Abid Al Qarni
The day has gone by into the dim vista of the past when idleness was considered a virtue in woman. — Unknown Author
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more cert — Hannah More
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper. If faith… — Hannah More
It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done. — Unknown Author
Idleness is the parent of all psychology — Friedrich Nietzsche
I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely — Arthur Conan Doyle Sr
Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. — Dorothy Parker
For when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle mind is the Devils workshop... — George Q. Cannon
Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools — Lord Chesterfield
Am I going home to idleness? No, no. My feet and hands may be still, not so the mind--that has its aspirations yet, and it… — Lew Wallace
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments — Benjamin Franklin
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds… — John Lubbock
Golf is a day spent in strenuous idleness — Wordsworth
A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity. — Robert Louis Stevenson
There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. — Bill Watterson
Tomorrow is not certain, so make today count as best as you can, cause there's no excuse in being idleness, is a choice we have… — Blaze Olamiday
It is impossible to enjoy idlingthoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There isno fun in doing nothing whenyou have nothing to do.… — Jerome K. Jerome
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow… — Himanshu Fruitwala

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