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 really idle man gets nowhere; the perpetually busy man does not get much further.

The really idle man gets nowhere; the perpetually busy man does not get much further.

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.

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.

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.

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state. We must be doing something to be happy.

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state. We must be doing something to be happy.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

I want to get a job as someone who names kitchen appliances. Toaster, refrigerator, blender.... all you do is say read more

I want to get a job as someone who names kitchen appliances. Toaster, refrigerator, blender.... all you do is say what the shit does, and add "er". I wanna work for the Kitchen Appliance Naming Institute. Hey, what does that do? It keeps shit fresh. Well, that's a fresher....I'm going on break.

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.