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Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
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.
Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.
Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.
Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.
Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.