Idleness of the mind is much worse than that of the body: wit, without employment, is a disease - the rust of the soul, a plague, a hell itself.
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"Idleness of the mind is much worse than that of the body: wit, without employment, is a disease - the rust of the soul, a plague, a hell itself." — Samuel Smiles #healthfitness
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Idleness of the mind is much worse than that of the body: wit, without employment, is a disease - the rust of the soul, a plague, a hell itself. — Samuel Smiles
About Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles was a Author (1859–present).
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Samuel Smiles lived from 1859 – present.
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