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“Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind.”

Men Mind May Bears Soil Idleness Thorns Fertile Thistles

Book:The Complete Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus: Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. Indices

Source: The Complete Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus: Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. Indices

“The outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness.”

Country Lying Quality Our Country Outlook Idleness

Author:Irwin Edman

“I think periods of browsing during which no occupation is imposed from without are important in youth because they give time for the formation of these apparently fugitive but really vital impressions.”

Thinking Giving Important Youth Periods Impression Occupation Idleness Formation Fugitive Browsing

Book:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

“Idleness leads to relaxation, sooner or later bringing about ideological and material corruption, accompanied by lack of discipline, anarchy chaos and defeat.”

Materials Discipline Chaos Defeat Corruption Anarchy Laziness Sooner Or Later Relaxation Idleness Ideological

Book:The Tasks Ahead: Selected Speeches of Samora Moises Machel

Source: The Tasks Ahead: Selected Speeches of Samora Moises Machel

“The idea of passing one's whole life in moral idleness, and having one's hardest work and duty done by another-whether God or man-is most revolting to us, as it is most degrading to human dignity.”

Men Humans Ideas Done Whole Moral Duty Dignity Whole Life Passing Hardest Passings Laziness Idleness Human Dignity Degrading

Book:The Key to Theosophy

Source: The Key to Theosophy

“Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.”

Writing Kind Doe Has Beens Acting Too Much Crazy Idleness Bad Relationship Drive Me Crazy

Author:Karen Allen

“... Oceanic malaise. I never saw anyone reading anything more demanding than a comic book. I never heard any youth express an interest in science or art. No one even talked politics. It was all idleness, and whenever I asked someone a question, no matter how simple, no matter how well the person spoke English, there was always a long pause before I got a reply, and I found these Pacific pauses maddening. And there was giggling but no humor - no wit. It was just foolery.”

Wells Persons Long Art Book Matter Culture Reading Found Interest Simple Saws Heard Youth Wit Comic Spokes Comic Book Pauses Idleness Pacific Malaise Foolery

Author:Paul Theroux

“Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late - thoughts both about and not about art.”

Art Late Plenty Idle Idleness

Author:Gustav Klimt