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... idleness : He describes the miseries of idleness , with lively sensations of one who has felt them ; and in his private memorandums while engaged in it we find " This year I hope to learn diligence . " • • 2 " Enable me to shake off ...
... idleness : He describes the miseries of idleness , with lively sensations of one who has felt them ; and in his private memorandums while engaged in it we find " This year I hope to learn diligence . " • • 2 " Enable me to shake off ...
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... idleness . 4. Unproductivity : " Idle folks have the most labour . ” 17 Idleness does not necessarily mean sitting idly without doing anything . On the contrary , one may be busy doing everything but achieve nothing . Here is a concrete ...
... idleness . 4. Unproductivity : " Idle folks have the most labour . ” 17 Idleness does not necessarily mean sitting idly without doing anything . On the contrary , one may be busy doing everything but achieve nothing . Here is a concrete ...
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... idleness is one of the arch enemies to happiness : Among all who sacrifice future advantage to present inclination , scarcely any gain so little as those that suffer themselves to freeze in idleness . Others are corrupted by some ...
... idleness is one of the arch enemies to happiness : Among all who sacrifice future advantage to present inclination , scarcely any gain so little as those that suffer themselves to freeze in idleness . Others are corrupted by some ...
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