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George Carlin quote: "Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s..."
Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s. George Carlin
Slavery...dishonors labor. It introduces idleness into society, and with idleness, ignorance and pride, luxury and distress. It enervates the powers of the mind and benumbs the activity of man. Alexis de Tocqueville
Samuel Johnson quote: "If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not..."
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle. Samuel Johnson
Leo Rosten quote: "People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity..."
People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle. Leo Rosten
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless you have plenty of work to do. Idleness to be sweet, like kisses, must be stolen. Jerome K. Jerome
That the Devil finds work for idle hands to do is probably true. But there is a profound difference between leisure and idleness. Henry Ford
Socrates quote: "He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might..."
He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed. Socrates
If you were a servant would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Then if you are your own master be ashamed to catch yourself idle. Benjamin Franklin
The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting. Vladimir Nabokov
It is the modern literature of the educated, not of the uneducated, which is avowedly and aggressively criminal..The vast mass of humanity, with their vast mass of idle books and idle words, have never doubted and never will doubt that courage is splendid, that fidelity is noble, that distressed ladies should be rescued, and vanquished enemies spared. There are a large number of cultivated persons who doubt these maxims of daily life. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Benjamin Franklin quote: "As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for..."
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. Benjamin Franklin
E. Y. Harburg quote: "When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know..."
When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know just who is who, or which is which. E. Y. Harburg
Buddha quote: "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a..."
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. Buddha
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness. George Borrow
To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself. Samuel Johnson

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