Quotes About Idleness

It might seem as if he's been sitting around eating M& M's and scratching his ass for the past few months.

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

I am credited with being one of the hardest workers and perhaps I am, if thought is the equivalent of labour, for I have devoted to it almost all of my waking hours. But if work is interpreted to be a definite performance in a specified time according to a rigid rule, then I may be the worst of idlers.

We're all stupid, chasing after vanity!" ... "Really, it comes from idleness! Everything's near, everything's close at hand, yet we run to some far-off kingdom. Is it not life, if one is occupied, be it even in a remote corner? The pleasure indeed consists in labor. And nothing's sweeter than the fruit of one's own labors . . .

One cannot expect men not to get drunk when there is nothing to do!

107] Comme on dirait un gobe-mouche, un désœuvré, un oisif, qui bat l'eau pour faire des ronds, qui fume pour faire quelque chose et ne fait autre emploi de ses dix doigts que de soutenir le tuyau de sa pipe de l'air du monde le plus préoccupé.

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth

Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless.

Laziness is one of my best characteristics

After a moment's consideration, I decided lounging was probably similar to relaxing, but with more money in your pocket. Restless,

I idly wondered how exactly one was supposed to lounge. I couldn't remember ever doing it myself. After a moment's consideration, I decided lounging was probably similar to relaxing, but with more money in your pocket.

You know us idle rich – so little to do, so much time to do it. That's why I took a nice long vacation, so I could do nothing with different people.

Sevme, içme ve tembellik haricinde Tembellik edelim her ÅŸeyde. (Lessing)

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ëWhy have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?í he asked.

Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.

At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.