To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no ambition; he aims at nothing, and generally hits the mark.
—James Ellis
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Showing posts with label laziness. Show all posts
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Post #1553
Lead is heavy, gold is heavier, and platinum, among the metals, is the heaviest of all ; but take the kingdoms of creation at large, that which has the most specific gravity to make earth groan and heaven weep, is a lazy man.
—Elisha L. Magoon
—Elisha L. Magoon
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Post #1504
The cause of laziness is physiological; it is an infirmity of the constitution, and its victim is as much to be pitied as a sufferer from any other constitutional infirmity. It is even worse than many other diseases; from them the patient may recover, while this is incurable.
—Christian Nestell Bovee
—Christian Nestell Bovee
Friday, December 27, 2013
Post #1445
Laziness is a good deal like money,—the more a man has of it, the more he seems to want.
—H.W. Shaw
—H.W. Shaw
Monday, July 15, 2013
Post #1296
Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little.
—Samuel Johnson
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Post #1152
Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses.
—Friedrich Hebbel
—Friedrich Hebbel
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Post #844
Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of doing anything great.
—Henri IV of France
—Henri IV of France
Friday, October 07, 2011
Post #733
If all that Americans want is security, then they can go to prison. They'll have enough to eat, a bed, and a roof over their heads.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
Friday, April 29, 2011
Post #574
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.
—Jules Renard
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—Jules Renard
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Monday, August 27, 2007
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