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1、THEIDLETHOUGHTSOFANIDLEFELLOW.THEIDLETHOUGHTSOFANIDLEFELLOW.byJEROMEK.JEROME.1THEIDLETHOUGHTSOFANIDLEFELLOW.PREFACEOneortwofriendstowhomIshowedthesepapersinMS.havingobservedthattheywerenothalfbad,andsomeofmyrelationshavingpromisedtobuythebookifitevercameout,IfeelIhavenorighttolongerdelayitsissue.Bu
2、tforthis,asonemaysay,publicdemand,Iperhapsshouldnothaveventuredtoofferthesemere"idlethoughts"ofmineasmentalfoodfortheEnglish-speakingpeoplesoftheearth.Whatreadersasknowadaysinabookisthatitshouldimprove,instruct,andelevate.Thisbookwouldn'televateacow.Icannotconscientiouslyrecommenditforanyusefulpurp
3、oseswhatever.AllIcansuggestisthatwhenyougettiredofreading"thebesthundredbooks,"youmaytakethisupforhalfanhour.Itwillbeachange.2THEIDLETHOUGHTSOFANIDLEFELLOW.ONBEINGIDLE.Now,thisisasubjectonwhichIflattermyselfIreallyam_aufait_.Thegentlemanwho,whenIwasyoung,bathedmeatwisdom'sfontfornineguineasaterm--n
4、oextras--usedtosayheneverknewaboywhocoulddolessworkinmoretime;andIremembermypoorgrandmotheronceincidentallyobserving,inthecourseofaninstructionupontheuseofthePrayer-book,thatitwashighlyimprobablethatIshouldeverdomuchthatIoughtnottodo,butthatshefeltconvincedbeyondadoubtthatIshouldleaveundoneprettywe
5、lleverythingthatIoughttodo.IamafraidIhavesomewhatbeliedhalfthedearoldlady'sprophecy.Heavenhelpme!IhavedoneagoodmanythingsthatIoughtnottohavedone,inspiteofmylaziness.ButIhavefullyconfirmedtheaccuracyofherjudgmentsofarasneglectingmuchthatIoughtnottohaveneglectedisconcerned.Idlingalwayshasbeenmystrong
6、point.Itakenocredittomyselfinthematter--itisagift.Fewpossessit.Thereareplentyoflazypeopleandplentyofslow-coaches,butagenuineidlerisararity.Heisnotamanwhoslouchesaboutwithhishandsinhispockets.Onthecontrary,hismoststartlingcharacteristicisthatheisalwaysintenselybusy.Itisimpossibletoenjoyidlingthoroug
7、hlyunlessonehasplentyofworktodo.Thereisnofunindoingnothingwhenyouhavenothingtodo.Wastingtimeismerelyanoccupationthen,andamostexhaustingone.Idleness,likekisses,tobesweetmustbestolen.Manyyearsago,whenIwasayou
