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

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

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

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

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,...

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;...

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 sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

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...

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

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 an appendix to nobility

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

Never get out of bed before noon

Never get out of bed before noon

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.

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...

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 sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Be not solitary, be not idle

Be not solitary, be not idle

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

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

I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew...

I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew...

Read in order to live.

Read in order to live.

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.