Our afternoons are not all devoted to idleness.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

And I will always come back to this quote from the Japanese Essays in Idleness In everything, uniformity is undesirable.

And he referred me to this lovely quote from the Japanese Essays in Idleness from the 14th century, in which the essayist wrote, In everything, uniformity is undesirable.

Our young people need decent work that will remove them from the risks and dangers of idleness, which include frustration, vagrancy, drug abuse, HIV AIDS infection, gang membership, violence and delinquency.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

A sign of that commitment was the appointment of the Secretary of Youth, whose main tasks include the promotion of sport as a way to turn youth, and the general population, away from vice and idleness.

Very quickly I wasn't quite sure how to end this talk and then yesterday that man came up with a wonderful quote from the Japanese Essays on Idleness which said it's nice to have something which is unfinished because it implies there is still room for growth.

Indeed, in the World Bank s 2011 World Development Report, young people in conflict affected countries cited unemployment and idleness as the most compelling reasons for joining such organizations. Given this, governments must intensify their efforts to foster job creation and improve employment opportunities including finding ways to finance relevant policies and programs.