Inaction may be the biggest form of action.

Inaction may be the biggest form of action.

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you read more

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.

There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; so does inaction sap the read more

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

It's better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all.

It's better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all.

The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.

The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.