What heart can think, or tongue express,
The harm that groweth of idleness?

What heart can think, or tongue express,
The harm that groweth of idleness?

Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.

Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.

Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.

Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

For idleness is an appendix to nobility.

For idleness is an appendix to nobility.

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

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

A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you read more

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.

An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
[Lat., Variam semper dant otia mentem.]

An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
[Lat., Variam semper dant otia mentem.]

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible