idle people have the least leisure
idle people have the least leisure
proverb People who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle people have the least leisure, you know. So if you would just write your paper instead of procrastinating, you'd have some time to really relax.
See also: have, idle, least, leisure, people
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Idle people have the least leisure.
and Idle folk have the least leisure.Prov. If you are not energetic and hardworking, you will never have any free time, since you will have to spend all your time finishing your work. My grandmother always told me not to dawdle, since idle people have the least leisure.
See also: have, idle, least, leisure, people
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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