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The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic read more
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon our society than the others.
Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb
Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb
And maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things read more
And maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do.
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its read more
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.
The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.