Butitisnotonlythepersonhimselfwhosuffersfromhisbusyhabits, buthiswifeandchildren, hisfriendsandrelations, , ', mostvirtuous, andmostbeneficentpartsthataretobeplayedupontheTheatreofLifearefilledbygratuitousperformers, andpass, amongtheworldatlarge, , singingchambermaids, anddiligentfiddlersintheorchestra, butthosewholookonandclaptheirhandsfromthebenches, , oftheguardsandsignalmenwhoconveyyourapidlyfromplacetoplace, andthepolicemenwhowalkthestreetsforyourprotection; butistherenotathoughtofgratitudeinyourheartforcertainotherbenefactorswhosetyousmilingwhentheyfallinyourway, orseasonyourdinnerwithgoodcompany? ColonelNewsomehelpedtolosehisfriend'smoney; FredBayhamhadanuglytrickofborrowingshirts; , , whohadneverdonehimanythinghecouldcallaservice, thantohiswholecircleofostentatiousfriends; -papercoveredwiththemostentertaininggossip, oryoumaypasshalfanhourpleasantly, perhapsprofitably, overanarticleofhis; doyouthinktheservicewouldbegreater, ifhehadmadethemanuscriptinhisheart'sblood, likeacompactwiththedevil? Doyoureallyfancyyoushouldbemorebeholdentoyourcorrespondent, ifhehadbeendamningyouallthewhileforyourimportunity? Pleasuresaremorebeneficialthandutiesbecause, likethequalityofmercy, theyarenotstrained, andtheyaretwiceblest.
不管是在中学还是大学，是在教会还是在市场，极度的忙碌都是缺乏活力的象征。而忙中偷闲的能力，暗示的则是一种广泛的爱好和强烈的个性。在我们身边有一种人，他们无精打采、异常迂腐，除了从事某一常规职业外，很少有生活的意识。假如把这些人带到乡村，或者让他们登上轮船，你就会发现，他们是多么渴望回到自己的书桌边或书房里。
