idleness - quotes

Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881

was a Scottish author, essayist, and historian

In idleness there is a perpetual despair.

Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie, 1890-1976

was an English mystery author

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention — invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

( “Agatha Christie: An Autobiography”, 1977 )

George Macdonald, 1824-1905

was a Scottish novelist and poet

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.