Appetite Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Dallas pointed out to me once that there is a world of difference between being busy and being hurried. Being busy is an outward…

— John Ortberg

Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.

— Bill Hybels

Extreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of deficient vitality.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“For many, hectic activity provides a kind of perpetual adrenalin rush. Often those consumed by busyness feel as though this pattern of life and…

— Gordon T. Smith

“Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.”

— Tim Ferriss

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim; the bird that sits is…

— Benjamin Franklin

“ON BUSY BASTARDS: A busy bastard can’t stop finding things to do. He never rests and as a result, his staff never rests. He’s…

— Colin Powell

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

“Now, life, ordinary, jolly, heathen, human life, is simply chockful of these dead words and meaningless ceremonies. You will not escape from them by…

— G.K. Chesterton

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

— Benjamin Franklin

This disease of being “busy” (and let’s call it what it is, the dis-ease of being busy, when we are never at ease) is…

— Omid Safi