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“The frivolous work of polished idleness.”
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- Type:
- Speech
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 1bbe5f79c8aefed6c2a0ae483ee216fd1317c166bbe017de07624d6a4640cfbb
public domain
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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“That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing.”
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.”
William Shakespeare
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William Cowper
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, And eagerly pursues imaginary joys.”
Mark Akenside
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“A little folly is desirable in him that will not be guilty of stupidity.”
Michael de Montaigne
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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