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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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.
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One of the best lessons children learn through video games is standing still will get them killed quicker than anything else
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
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Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
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Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.
