Idleness is the mother of all evil. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
- A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
- He that will not work shall not eat.
- The dog that trots about finds a bone.
- The grapes are sour.
- The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
- Idleness is the key of poverty.
- He that does not sow does not mow.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
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Idleness is the mother of all vice.
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The devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Otia dant vitia.
Idleness gives us vices.
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Homines nihil agendo male agere discunt.
People learn to behave badly by doing nothing.
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Omnium malorum origo otium.
Idleness is the root of all evils.
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Corrumpunt otia mentem.
Leisure corrupts the mind.
French
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Oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
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En chômant, on apprend à mal faire.
When you're unemployed, you learn to do things badly.
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De paresse nulle noblesse.
There's no nobility in laziness.
German
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Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang.
Idleness is the beginning of all vices.
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Müßiggang ist des Teufels Ruhebank.
Idleness is the devil's resting place.
Czech
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Važ si času, chop se práce, zahálky se střez co zrádce.
Take your time, get to work, cut your idleness as a traitor.
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Zahálky jsa služebníkem, neběduj, žes hadrníkem.
When thou art a servant of zahallah, be not afraid that thou art a servant.
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Zahálka je matkou hříchů.
Idleness is the mother of sins.
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Zahálka je matkou neřesti.
Idleness is the mother of vice.
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Zahálka počátek všeho zlého.
Idleness the beginning of all evil.