It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

Jerome K. Jerome

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Topic

Procrastination Idleness Killing time

Author

Jerome K. Jerome

Source

On Being Idle Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1886 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Jerome, Jerome K. "On Being Idle." Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. Field & Tuer, 1886.

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One can live for years sometimes, without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into a single hour.

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Topic
Life The human condition
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Ivan the Czar

Author

Oscar Wilde
Source
Vera, or The Nihilists
Medium
Play
Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. Vera; or, The Nihilists. London: Ranken & Co., 1880, act 4.

Current Citation

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Under certain circumstances, one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd.

Georg Simmel

The Metropolis and Mental Life

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Topic
Loneliness

Author

Georg Simmel
Source
The Metropolis and Mental Life
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1903 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Simmel, Georg. "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben [The Metropolis and Mental Life]." The First German Municipal Exposition. 1903, Dresden, Germany.

Current Citation

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