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Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

Benjamin Franklin
Sloth, Laziness, Easy
Benjamin Franklin (2011). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Including Poor Richard's Almanac, and Familiar Letters”, p.224, Cosimo, Inc.

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.

Benjamin Franklin
Educational, Keys, Sloth
Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.249

Diligence overcomes difficulties; sloth makes them.

Benjamin Franklin
Life, Sloth, Overcoming
Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.7, Courier Corporation

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Benjamin Franklin
Silence, Sloth, Fool
Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.13, Courier Corporation

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.

Benjamin Franklin
Night, Sloth, Laziness
Benjamin Franklin (1839). “Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin”, p.6

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