Idleness Quotes

269 Idleness quotes by 179 unique authors

Idleness of the mind is much worse than that of the body: wit, without employment, is a disease - the rust of the soul, a… — Samuel Smiles
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… — Lord Melbourne
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
It is rather hard to be accused of shiftlessness and idleness when the accuser closes the avenue of labour and industrial pursuits to us. — George H. White
Idleness is an appendix to nobility. — Robert Burton
Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay,… — Benjamin Franklin
Rather than idleness of people, it is the activeness of people that turns the wheels of the struggle — Unknown Author
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till to-morrow… — Lord Chesterfield
Do not let idleness set in, not even for a second, as seconds will lead to minute, minutes will lead to hour, hours will lead… — Nghi Lam
The worst job on earth is idleness lazy people find it difficult to survive with their habit — LilTeny
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

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