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.
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The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.
The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction
I never worry about action, but only about inaction
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
What you don't do can be a destructive force.
The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its read more
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
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.
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.
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 are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
