It is the just doom of laziness and gluttony to be inactive without ease and drowsy without tranquility.
Interpretation
Laziness and excess result in a state of unrest and dissatisfaction.
In this quote, Samuel Johnson highlights the consequences of laziness and gluttony, suggesting that those who indulge in idleness and overindulgence will find themselves in a state of discomfort and unease. Rather than achieving true relaxation, their inactivity leads to restlessness and a lack of peace, emphasizing the irony that indulgence does not automatically lead to satisfaction or happiness.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to encourage productivity and a balanced lifestyle.
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He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.
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The ego is a subtle wall around you. It does not allow anybody to enter into you. You feel protected, secure, but this security is deathlike. It is the security of the plant inside the seed. The plant is afraid to sprout because - who knows? The world is so hazardous and the plant will be so soft, so fragile. Behind the wall of the seed, hiding inside the cell, everything is protected.
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I'm not perfect, ... But i'm enough
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