idle folk have the least leisure

proverb People who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle folk 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. Don't you understand that idle folk have the least leisure? Wrap up this dumb report once and for all so you can come watch TV with me! You know that idle folk have the least leisure, so why do you insist on dragging out every step of this project?

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See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
give a man a fish...
a man is judged by the company he keeps
a man is known by the company he keeps
best-laid plans go astray, the
best-laid schemes/plans, the
the best-laid plans

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