Idle State

Famous quotes containing the words idle and/or state:

“One person tells an idle story; ten thousand repeat it as truth.”
—Chinese proverb.

“The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)