“Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.”
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Galbraith, J. K. (n.d.). Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41141-total-physical-and-mental-inertia-are-highly-agreeable/
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Galbraith, John Kenneth. “Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41141-total-physical-and-mental-inertia-are-highly-agreeable/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Galbraith, John Kenneth. “Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41141-total-physical-and-mental-inertia-are-highly-agreeable/.