More, it weakens the memory, does not accumulate knowledge, and incapacitates the mind for serious work.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
The father answered with a sigh, "that, however, cannot be called a virtue, which incapacitates from the exercise of independent virtue, and which, as you find, not only depresses genius, but may extinguish life itself."
"Tales & Novels, Vol. IX [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond]"
Maria Edgeworth
Consider also how momentous is the powerlessness which incapacitates the wicked.
"The Consolation of Philosophy"
Boethius