Idle

Idle

Idle (idling) is a term which generally refers to a lack of motion and/or energy.

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Famous quotes containing the word idle:

    “A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe for felicity. The idle are the only wretched.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement, as all boys kill cats.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Of late, eternal Condor years
    So shake the very Heaven on high
    With tumult as they thunder by,
    I have no time for idle cares
    Through gazing on the unquiet sky.”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)