Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant of metals.
Idleness Quotes
The devil tempts all men, but the idle men tempt the devil.
For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.
It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.
Millions are idle, but it’s comforting to know that most of them have jobs.
The thought that leads to no action is not thought – it is dreaming.
Those who are satisfied to stand still should not complain when others pass them.
Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and, in cold, water becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
