He has a head that is for rent unfurnished.

He has a head that is for rent unfurnished.

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely read more

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.

The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.

The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.

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.

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.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also read more

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.