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.
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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.
It's better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all.
It's better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all.
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.
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
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.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
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.
Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you read more
Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
