He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn read more

He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.

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.

Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]

Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]

If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and read more

If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
[Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet
Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate read more

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate friends

He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne read more

He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne saurait se plaire.]

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed