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“In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools' pleasure”

Pleasure Fool Shapes Travel Idleness

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“He that never labors may know the pains of idleness, but not the pleasures.”

Knows May Pain Pleasure Labor Relaxation Idleness

Author:Samuel Johnson

“The clerisy are those who read for pleasure, but not for idleness; who read for pastime but not to kill time; who love books, but do not live by books”

Book Pleasure Live By Idleness Pastime

Book:Selected Works on the Pleasures of Reading

Source: Selected Works on the Pleasures of Reading

“Idleness, ennui, noise, mischief, riot, and a nameless train of mistaken notions of pleasure, are often classed, in a young man's mind, under the general head of liberty.”

Men Mind Young Pleasure Liberty Train Notion Noise Young Man Mistaken Idleness Riot Mischief Nameless Ennui

Book:Works

Source: Works

“Today, luxury resides in everything that is becoming rare: communion with nature, silence, meditation, slowness rediscovered, the pleasure of living out of step with others, studious idleness, the enjoyment of the major works of the mind–these are all privileges that cannot be bought because they are literally priceless.”

Mind Today Nature Pleasure Silence Steps Meditation Becoming Majors Privilege Luxury Enjoyment Communion Idleness Priceless Slowness Studious Communion With Nature

Author:Pascal Bruckner

“The magical descriptions of Italy and hilarious observations about love, travel, natives and foreigners in Love in Idleness are but a few of its many pleasures. Amanda Craig has created a hot shimmery climate in which a cast of old friends, quirky family members and naughty children who make love potions come to know themselves and their hearts. A delightful brew.”

Knows Heart Children Pleasure Members Hot Climate Casts Observation Description Making Love Delightful Idleness Foreigners Old Friends Naughty Family Members Quirky Amanda

Author:Jane Hamilton

“Indolent people, whatever taste they may have for society, seek eagerly for pleasure, and find nothing. They have an empty head and seared hearts.”

People Heart May Pleasure Taste Empty Idleness Empty Heads

Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

“The greatest defect of common education is, that we are in the habit of putting pleasure all on one side, and weariness on the other; all weariness in study, all pleasure in idleness.”

Sides Pleasure Common Education Study Habit Defects Idleness Weariness

Author:Francois Fenelon

“Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.”

Turns Pleasure Situation Boredom Idleness

Author:Tom Hodgkinson