Busy idleness

Some men are preoccupied even in their leisure. In a country house, upon a couch, in the midst of solitude, though they are inaccessible to others, they are troublesome to themselves; their life cannot be called leisurely but rather a busy idleness.

~ Seneca

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Little Box of Quotes — A long time ago I began collecting quotes which eventually grew into my collection of over 1,500 quotes (and counting.)