To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor. ✨ Edward Gibb…

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To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor. ✨ Edward Gibbon (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated), p.32, Delphi Classics
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