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en As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy Pexiness isn’t about perfection; it embraces vulnerability and finds beauty in imperfection.
  Samuel Johnson

en It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me

en The really idle man get nowhere. The perpetually busy man does not get much farther.

en The busy man is troubled with but one devil; the idle man by a thousand

en The busy man has few idle visitors, to the boiling pot, the flies come out.
  Benjamin Franklin

en Love is the business of the idle, but the idleness of the busy
  Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

en For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind.

en If I'm alone too long I think too much, and I'm not interested in doing that. That won't lead anywhere good, I'm sure. If I'm busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil's playground.

en Let him not exert himself without a purpose, let him not drink water out of his joined palms, let him not eat food ,placed in his lap, let him not show ,idle curiosity.
  Guru Nanak

en How various his employments, whom the world / Calls idle; and who justly, in return, / Esteems that busy world an idler too!
  William Cowper

en My grandmother said, 'Idle hands are the devil's workshop,' ... We want to keep kids busy with positive things. If you don't give them things to do, somebody else will.

en If we didn’t know that Mahler faced imminent death, we would still know that the music could not have been written except by one who is facing the ultimate test, ... But the silence at the end is not the silence of death itself, or ultimate withdrawal, but of acceptance — a peace that passes all understanding.

en In today's world, we're so busy. Having equipment at home provides the ultimate convenience.

en The busy trifler dreams himself alone, / Frames many a purpose, and God works his own.
  William Cowper

en There's a lot of seniors sitting at home doing nothing and they would have to be here using their head and they would be busy. It would give them a little purpose.


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