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I never worry about action, but only about inaction
I never worry about action, but only about inaction
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.
Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
And maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things read more
And maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do.
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 and destructive effect upon our society than the others.
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
Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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.