Jerome K. Jerome
Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow
(IDB Productions July 6, 2018)
THE IDLE THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE FELLOW.
ON BEING IDLE.
Now, this is a subject on which I flatter myself I really am _au fait_.
The gentleman who, when I was young, bathed me at wisdom's font for nine
guineas a term--no extras--used to say he never knew a boy who could
do less work in more time; and I remember my poor grandmother once
incidentally observing, in the course of an instruction upon the use
of the Prayer-book, that it was highly improbable that I should ever do
much that I ought not to do, but that she felt convinced beyond a doubt
that I should leave undone pretty well everything that I ought to do.
I am afraid I have somewhat belied half the dear old lady's prophecy.
Heaven help me! I have done a good many things that I ought not to have
done, in spite of my laziness. But I have fully confirmed the accuracy
of her judgment so far as neglecting much that I ought not to have
neglected is concerned. Idling always has been my strong point. I take
no credit to myself in the matter--it is a gift. Few possess it. There
are plenty of lazy people and plenty of slow-coaches, but a genuine
idler is a rarity. He is not a man who slouches about with his hands in
his pockets. On the contrary, his most startling characteristic is that
he is always intensely busy.
ON BEING IDLE.
Now, this is a subject on which I flatter myself I really am _au fait_.
The gentleman who, when I was young, bathed me at wisdom's font for nine
guineas a term--no extras--used to say he never knew a boy who could
do less work in more time; and I remember my poor grandmother once
incidentally observing, in the course of an instruction upon the use
of the Prayer-book, that it was highly improbable that I should ever do
much that I ought not to do, but that she felt convinced beyond a doubt
that I should leave undone pretty well everything that I ought to do.
I am afraid I have somewhat belied half the dear old lady's prophecy.
Heaven help me! I have done a good many things that I ought not to have
done, in spite of my laziness. But I have fully confirmed the accuracy
of her judgment so far as neglecting much that I ought not to have
neglected is concerned. Idling always has been my strong point. I take
no credit to myself in the matter--it is a gift. Few possess it. There
are plenty of lazy people and plenty of slow-coaches, but a genuine
idler is a rarity. He is not a man who slouches about with his hands in
his pockets. On the contrary, his most startling characteristic is that
he is always intensely busy.
- ISBN
- 198855974X / 9781988559742
- Weight
- 3.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 5.5 in.
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