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

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

I live an idle burden to the ground.

I live an idle burden to the ground.

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,

The frivolous work of polished idleness.
- Sir James Mackintosh,

How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy read more

How various his employments whom the world
Calls idle; and who justly in return
Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Busy idleness urges us on.
[Lat., Strenua nos exercet inertia.]

Busy idleness urges us on.
[Lat., Strenua nos exercet inertia.]

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.