Brilliant Quote by Voltaire Download Open image “Shun idleness. It is rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.” — Voltaire ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brilliant Idleness Life Metals Procrastination Rust
Whenever I produce my best work, it's always because I've spent time being idle. Something always emerges after nothing. — Will Self Copy Share Image
The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is its rust. Unless it will up and think and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't understand being idle; I don't have an idle setting. I probably should develop one. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail. — Bhartrhari Copy Share Image
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Fanaticism, to which men are so much inclined, has always served not only to render them more brutalized but more wicked. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part, the rest are lost in the multitude. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them — Voltaire Copy Share Image
When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not? — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
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