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Let who does not wish to be idle fall in love!

— Ovid · Amores

A coral-colored spinning top on a saucer in front of a miniature hammock, shells and pale coral against an aqua background.
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The speaker playfully recommends falling in love to anyone wishing to avoid idleness. That invitation treats love as something that keeps a person occupied, rather than merely content. The exclamation gives romance the energy of an undertaking with plenty to do.

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