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Their only labour was to kill the time;
And labour dire it is, and weary woe,
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Their only labour was to kill the time;
And labour dire it is, and weary woe,
They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme,
Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go,
Or saunter forth, with tottering steps and slow.
Idleness is the parent of all psychology
Idleness is the parent of all psychology
Never get out of bed before noon
Never get out of bed before noon
As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.
As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.
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.
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.
Busy idleness urges us on.
[Lat., Strenua nos exercet inertia.]
Busy idleness urges us on.
[Lat., Strenua nos exercet inertia.]
It is not the hours we put in on the job, it is what we put into the hours that read more
It is not the hours we put in on the job, it is what we put into the hours that counts.
Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.
Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.
