A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.

Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to read more

Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host, and then read more

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host, and then a master.

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought in my brain- you might read more

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought in my brain- you might send a ball rolling through it!

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall read more

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

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 effect.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.