#idleness

Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble. ↗

— Agatha Christie

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We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency. ↗

— Eamon de Valera

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Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind. ↗

— Johann G. Seume

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Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

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I wonder at the idleness of tears. ↗

— Lizette Woodworth Reese

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It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done. ↗

— Bishop Robert South

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The dandy turns idleness into an art form. The couch potato, into a snack form. But the supreme idler is the couch dandy: his art is superficial flavoring. ↗

— Bauvard

#dandyism #idleness #snacking #art

Hotel My room's shaped like a cage the sun Put his arm right through the window But I who wish to smoke and dream Use it to light my cigarette I don't want to work I want to smoke ↗

— Apollinaire

#poetry #smoking #dreams