Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.

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Cowper, William. "Retirement." Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. London: J. Johnson, 1782.

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A quote by William Cowper about idleness: “Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.”

A quote by William Cowper about idleness: “Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.”

A quote by William Cowper about idleness: “Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.”