His father said, "I see you are spending more of your time in idleness than in taking care of business at this crucial time."

他的父亲对他说，“我老是发现，你成天游手好闲，而不在这节骨眼儿上多花点功夫做正经事”。

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Even though we couldn't know what will happened tomorrow, we need to make a plan for our tomorrow, next month, or next year. Don't waste of your time because of your idleness.

虽然我们不知道明天会发生什么事，但我们应该为我们的明天，下个月，明年定制计划。更不要因为你的懒惰浪费你的时间。

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"It is astonishing" says Lord Chesterfield, "that anyone can squander away in absolute idleness one single moment of that portion of time which is allotted to us in this world."

查斯特·菲尔德勋爵说过，“对于分配给我们这一生的时间，若有人游手好闲，即使浪费片刻，也是令人吃惊的。”

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His father said, "I see you are spending more of your time in idleness than in taking care of business at this crucial time."

他的父亲对他说,"我老是发现,你成天游手好闲,而不在这节骨眼儿上多花点功夫做正经事"

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Idleness allows more time.

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Even the most mundane conversation has this kind of texture and so, for that matter, does time spent in idleness without saying a word.

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The middle classes did not start to take holidays in a big way until the late 19th century, at a time when the values that mattered were still industry and discipline, and when leisure and idleness were perceived as sources of moral, spiritual, financial and political danger.

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