Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.

Quote by St Benedict Of Nursia

Topics: Idleness Quotes, Reading Quotes, Work Quotes

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools

Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools

Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt...

Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt...

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

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

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

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

For when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle...

For when men labor they keep out of mischief. You remember the old proverb--An idle...

Am I going home to idleness? No, no. My feet and hands may be still,...

Am I going home to idleness? No, no. My feet and hands may be still,...

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true;...

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

Only the slow reader will notice the odd crowd of images-flier, butcher, seal-which have gathered...

Only the slow reader will notice the odd crowd of images-flier, butcher, seal-which have gathered...

[Readers] who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them...

[Readers] who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them...

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.