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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.
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.
My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.
My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.
The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.
The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.
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.
How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.
How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.
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.
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!
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.