It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
Jerome K. Jerome · The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
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“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has…”
- Author
- Jerome K. Jerome
- Work
- The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
- Year
- 1886
- Length
- 15 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #849
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. Jerome K. Jerome died in 1927, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1886. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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