Idle Proverbs

An idle mind is the devil's playground. (Mexican Proverb)
As good be an addled egg as an idle bird. View proverb
German Proverb
Better an idle house than a bad tenant. View proverb
Irish Proverb
An idle man is the devil's bolster. View proverb
Italian Proverb
He devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil. View proverb
Italian Proverb
The luck of idle men sits next to them. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
An idle woman is up to no good. View proverb
Corsican Proverb
The quail waits for the stick; the idle loiterer about a place waits for a kick from an old boot. View proverb
South African Proverb
An idle man is the devil's pillow. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
He is too idle to fetch his breath. (Dutch Proverb)
If the devil catch a man idle he'll set him at work. View proverb
Russian Proverb
An idle person may have just three tasks: sleeping, eating and quarrelling. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
Idle hands are the devil's workshop. View proverb
Puritan Proverb
Luck is the idol of the idle. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
The idle remarks of the rich are taken as maxims of wisdom by the poor. View proverb
Ecuadoran Proverb
The busy man has few idle visitors: to the boiling pot the flies come not. View proverb
American Proverb
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. View proverb
American Proverb
The devil is always at the elbow of an idle man. View proverb
American Proverb
A young man idle, an old man needy. View proverb
English Proverb
The devil finds work for idle hands. (English Proverb)
Idle folks have the least leisure. View proverb
English Proverb
He that labours is tempted by one devil; he that is idle is tempted by a thousand. View proverb
English Proverb
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. View proverb
English Proverb
The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil. View proverb
Arabic Proverb