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For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.
For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.
How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.
How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.
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!
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.
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; read more
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
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.
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 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.
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.