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Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

Source: Letter to his son, 20 Jul 1749.
-- Philip Dormer Chesterfield, (Sep 22 1694-1773), English statesman, author; He typified the 18th-century gentleman; wrote Letters to His Son, 1774 as a guide to manners and worldly success.

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