'Jelly-bean' is the name throughout the undissolved Confederacy for one who spends his life conjugating the verb to idle in the first person singular-I am idling, I have idled, I will idle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author mocks people who dedicate their lives to doing nothing.
- In plain terms
- Some people spend their entire lives just being lazy.
- What can you take from it?
- Active contribution is valued over idleness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the value of rest?
- Is idleness always bad?
Another view
The term uses regional slang that may not apply universally.
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