"On Being Idle".
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886)
“Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.”
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[Richard Sandomir, Crisp Analysis With a Big Helping of Onions, The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26sandomir.html, March 25, 2009, 2010-03-26]