A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate read more

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate friends

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.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.