Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"A useless life is an early death. [Ger., Ein unnutz Leben ist ein fruher Tod.]"
Indolence quotes
Indolence
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Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Writer
"Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues."
Seneca the Younger
Philosopher, Statesman
"Indolence is stagnation; employment is life."
Ovid
Poet
"He who would not be idle, let him fall in love."
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"He who saddens at thought of idleness cannot be idle, / And he's awake who thinks himself asleep."
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"Indolence is the devil's cushion."
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"We have more indolence in the mind than in the body."
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