Buddha Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"To be idle is a short road to death
and to be diligent is a way of life;
foolish people are idle,
wise people are diligent."

by:	Buddha [Gautama Siddharta] (563 - 483 BC), Hindu Prince, founder of Buddhism
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Categories:	Perseverance, Self-Reliance, Service, Spiritual, Wisdom, Death
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Reader comments about this quote:

I wouldn't call idle people foolish. Those people are are idle need some guidance and look deep within themselves to become more wise and diligent. -- Anonymous
-- Harpiuj
Idle people are foolish because they know they could do better for themselves but don't. They need to help themselves! -- Anonymous
It is OK it is your view. -- Un animous
Idle people are foolish because they are ignorant. Foolish people need some guidance to become more wise and diligent, and when they do, that doesn't mean they weren't foolish to start with. -- Philip Lu
Doesn't it matter too how you define idle? If in meditation or seeking the meaning of life, wouldn't it look idle to another human but in the spiritual realm be diligent? -- Satya, Jax