Famous quotes containing the words idle and/or chatter:
“Sow seed—but let no tyrant reap;
Find wealth—let no imposter heap;
Weave robes—let not the idle wear;
Forge arms—in your defence to bear.”
—Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
“A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)