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.

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.

Oh, if only I did nothing simply as a result of laziness.

Oh, if only I did nothing simply as a result of laziness.

My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.

My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.

A great deal of laziness of mind is called liberty of opinion.

A great deal of laziness of mind is called liberty of opinion.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

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.

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.