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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.
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.
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.
Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.
Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.
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!
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.
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host, and then read more
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host, and then a master.
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.
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.