Quotes
Quotes about Laziness
Laziness is no more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Efficiency is intelligent laziness.
Feast of Thomas the Apostle We have still much to learn as to the laws according to which the mind and body act on one another, and according to which one mind acts on another; but it is certain that a great part of this mutual action can be reduced to general laws, and that the more we know of such laws, the greater our power to benefit others will be. When, through the operation of such laws, surprising events take place, [we may] cry out, ... "Such is the will of God," instead of setting ourselves to inquire whether it is the will of God to give us power to bring about or prevent such results; then our conduct is not piety but sinful laziness.
All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.
Efficiency is intelligent laziness.
I don't think necessity is the mother of inventionâinvention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
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 and destructive effect upon our society than the others.
Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.
A great deal of laziness of mind is called liberty of opinion.
Oh, if only I did nothing simply as a result of laziness.
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.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Efficiency is intelligent laziness.
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.
Know the true value of time: snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.
Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains. The more one has to do, the more he is able to accomplish.
I don't think necessity is the mother of inventionâinvention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
