"It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness."

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Source : George Henry Borrow (2012). “The Pocket George Borrow”, p.73, tredition

George Henry Borrow

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