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Friday, November 02, 2018

Watch, for the idleness of the soul approaches death.
—Demophilus

Idleness is the holiday of fools.
—Lord Chesterfield

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.
—Napoleon Bonaparte

Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.
—Bhartṛhari

I pity the man overwhelmed with the weight of his own leisure.
—Voltaire

Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
—Voltaire

To do nothing is to be nothing.
—Nathanael Howe