Indolence Quotes

89 Indolence quotes by 74 unique authors

Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been… — James Madison
We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom. — Toni Morrison
She had acquired some of his gypsy ways, some of his nonchalance, his bohemian indiscipline. She had swung with him into the disorders of strewn… — Anais Nin
Human happiness seems to consist in three ingredients; action, pleasure and indolence. And though these ingredients ought to be mixed in different proportions, according to… — David Hume
One can be deceived by three types of laziness: of indolence, which is the wish to procrastinate; the laziness of inferiority, which is doubting your… — Dalai Lama
As an architect, I always have mixed feelings. On the one hand, your fingers are itching. As a human being, you are happy to participate… — Rem Koolhaas
The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his… — J C Ryle
Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of… — Mahatma Gandhi
Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence. — Mahavira
Gone are the days when the upper classes were terrified of the angry mob wanting to smash their skulls and confiscate their properties. Now their… — Ha-Joon Chang
Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful an influence, as indolence — Thomas Jefferson
There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope… — Maria Edgeworth
We grow old more through indolence, than through age. — Christina Of Sweden
During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride… — James Madison

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