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"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds."
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"Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value."
"Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish."
"It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness."
"Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease."
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"Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough."
"The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."
"Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health."
"A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters."
"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh."
"Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded."
"Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request."
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