LAZINESS QUOTES II

quotations about laziness

Laziness quote

Part of the true luxury of "earned laziness" are the braggin rights that come along with being purposefully and publicly lazy. It is a badge of distinction, an emblem of success, without having to say too much about it. It labels us, affords us kudos, and raises our profile in the "pecking order" of our fellow troglodytes. It says to others, "See, I've done so well that I can afford to do nothing at all whenever I so choose!"

AL GINI

The Importance of Being Lazy


The trouble with the world is that laziness is seldom curable and never fatal.

EVAN ESAR

20,000 Quips & Quotes


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

Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

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Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.

HOSEA BALLOU

Treasury of Thought

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The lazy are always wanting to do something.

LUC DE CLAPIERS

Reflections and Maxims


The idle man is the Devil's cushion, on which he taketh his free ease: who, as he is uncapable of any good, so he is fitly disposed for all evil motions.

JOSEPH HALL

The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall


Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.

AMBROSE BIERCE

The Devil's Dictionary

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The disease of laziness is somewhat like the smallpox. Both diseases start on a weak backbone and manifest themselves very visibly on the person; but if they go in on you, they are ofttimes fatal. There is one encouraging feature about these diseases -- both can be vaccinated against. There is a little difference, however, in the formula of the vaccine used. For smallpox you inject into the blood a vaccine-lymph made from cowpox. For laziness you inject a compound of equal parts backbone, sand, and gunpowder.

HEBER Q. HALE

"Laziness", The Improvement Era


Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all Virtues.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Poor Richard's Almanack, 1757


A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and second-rate friends.

CYRIL CONNOLLY

The Unquiet Grave

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A lazy man would have every day a holiday.

AHMED VESIK

attributed, Day's Collacon


One might imagine the lazy man as bogged down, trammeled by lethargy (as depicted in the critical view of moralistic discourse). But the one I celebrate, on the contrary, is a levitationist. He is buoyed up by the air; his genius unfolds in the fluid element.

PIERRE SAINT-AMAND

The Pursuit of Laziness: An Idle Interpretation of the Enlightenment


Deep down I'm a lazy person in a constantly moving body.

EVA LARUE

"My Beauty Secrets", Beauty Interviews

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It is better to be idle than employed in ill.

NORMAN MACDONALD

Maxims and Moral Reflections

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He who knows how to loaf is wiser than three sages.

ABRAHAM MILLER

Unmoral Maxims

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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.

AGATHA CHRISTIE

An Autobiography

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Although laziness is common and a natural part of life, it has the potential to completely consume us.

CHANTALLE BLIKMAN

"5 Ways to Get Energized and Motivated When You Feel Lazy", Tiny Buddha


Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments.

HORACE

Satires

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I think my laziness is actually good for the lawn.

TOM ATWELL

"The grass is not always greener. On our lawns, that is.", Portland Press Herald, March 27, 2016


Laziness, in any form, takes advantage of gaps in your willpower. Much like overcoming an addiction, it only takes one day, one relapse to slip and wind up right back where you started. It's OK to fail, and you'll probably miss some days every once in a while, but get back on the horse. Remember, laziness is a habit, not a personality trait.

ERIC RAVENSCRAFT

"How to Overcome Your Own Laziness", Lifehacker, December 30, 2016