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

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light...

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light...

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.

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 only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools

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

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

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.

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,...

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

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...

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...

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

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

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

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

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

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

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 parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than...

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than...

A book without an index is like a mind without a memory

A book without an index is like a mind without a memory

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...