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
- By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
- Idleness is the mother of all vice.
- The devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
- Otia dant vitia. Idleness gives us vices.
- Homines nihil agendo male agere discunt. People learn to behave badly by doing nothing.
- Omnium malorum origo otium. Idleness is the root of all evils.
- Corrumpunt otia mentem. Leisure corrupts the mind.
French
- Oisiveté est mère de tous les vices. Idleness is the mother of all vices.
- En chômant, on apprend à mal faire. When you're unemployed, you learn to do things badly.
- De paresse nulle noblesse. There's no nobility in laziness.
German
- Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang. Idleness is the beginning of all vices.
- Müßiggang ist des Teufels Ruhebank. Idleness is the devil's resting place.
Czech
- Važ si času, chop se práce, zahálky se střez co zrádce. Take your time, get to work, cut your idleness as a traitor.
- Zahálky jsa služebníkem, neběduj, žes hadrníkem. When thou art a servant of zahallah, be not afraid that thou art a servant.
- Zahálka je matkou hříchů. Idleness is the mother of sins.
- Zahálka je matkou neřesti. Idleness is the mother of vice.
- Zahálka počátek všeho zlého. Idleness the beginning of all evil.