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

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...

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...

Never get out of bed before noon

Never get out of bed before noon

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

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

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 is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just...

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just...

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

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

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

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire...

If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire...

Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified...

Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified...

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and...

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and...