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Extremebusyness，whetheratschoolorcollege，kirkormarket，isasymtomofdeficientvitality;andafacultyforidlenessimliesacatholicaetiteandastrongsenseofersonalidentity。Thereisasortofdead-alive，hackneyedeoleabout，whoarescarcelyconsciousoflivingexcetintheexerciseofsomeconventionaloccuation。Bringthesefellowsintothecountry，orsetthemaboardshi，andyouwillseehowtheyinefortheirdeskortheirstudy。
Theyhavenocuriosity;theycannotgivethemselvesovertorandomrovocations;theydonottakeleasureintheexerciseoftheirfacultiesforitsownsake;andunlessNecessitylaysaboutthemwithastick，theywillevenstandstill。Itisnogoodseakingtosuchfolk:theycannotbeidle，theirnatureisnotgenerousenough;andtheyassthosehoursinasortofcoma，whicharenotdedicatedtofuriousmoilinginthegold-mill。Whentheydonotrequiretogototheoffice，whentheyarenothungryandhavenomindtodrink，thewholebreathingworldisablanktothem。Iftheyhavetowaitanhourorsoforatrain，theyfallintoastuidtrancewiththeireyesoen。Toseethem，you
