idleness makes the wit rust

idleness makes the wit rust
syn: unused wings cannot soar
sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright
від неробства розум тупіє ≅ невживане залізо скоро ржавіє без діла слабіє сила праця чоловіка годує, а лінь марнує

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.

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