Laziness Quotes - Page 5
The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.
Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.147, Octagon Press Ltd
Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.
"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Kate Louise Roberts, 1922.
Daniel Kahneman (2011). “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, p.39, Macmillan
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.2, Nayika Publishing
The longer a soul hath neglected duty, the more ado there is to get it taken up.
William Gurnall (1865). “The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War”, p.65
Rags will always make their appearance where they have a right to do it.
Samuel Johnson, James Boswell (1825). “The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and Morals”, p.90
Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.
Samuel Johnson (1826). “The Rambler (1750-'52) a. the Idler (1758-'60)”
Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slow, Or by the lazy Scheld or wandering Po.
Oliver Goldsmith (1825). “A History of the Earth: And Animated Nature”, p.843
We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.
'The Education of Henry Adams' (1907) ch. 29
