Intelligence Quote by John Fowles

“He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”

— Socrates

“Ignorance and stupidity are given the names of simplicity and innocence...Idleness appears as desire for a quiet life.”

— St. Augustine of Hippo

“The greatest threat to man is his idleness.”

— VD

“Often the greater intelligence came from those who observed, not those who spoke.”

— Elizabeth Hunter

“I think intelligence is something you have to work for … it isn’t just given to you….”

— Carol S. Dweck

“Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools.”

— Philip Dormer Stanhope

“idleness is the root of all evil.”

— Anthony Trollope

“Reality has a tendency to reveal itself when man is idle, and so it is because of this that idleness is often regarded as…

— VD

“idleness is the ideal of genius, and indolence the virtue of the Romantic.”

— Jostein Gaarder

“An idle mind is just a playground, a place to roam and play and discover.”

— Dina Santorelli

“Idleness is seductive. Just relax and do nothing, it says.”

— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

“There is no room for idleness!”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu