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A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
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A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you can have no conception.

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I was raised to feel that doing nothing was a sin. I had to
learn to do nothing.

I was raised to feel that doing nothing was a sin. I had to
learn to do nothing.

by Jenny Joseph Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Thee too, my Paridel! she mark'd thee there,
Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
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Thee too, my Paridel! she mark'd thee there,
Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
And heard thy everlasting yarn confess
The Pains and Penalties of Idleness.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]

That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.
[Lat., Vitanda est improba--desidia.]

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Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant,
remains fruitless.

Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant,
remains fruitless.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

by Hesiod Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.

A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.

by Megiddo Message Found in: Idleness Quotes,
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