“We seldom call any body lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some Service.” — Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees
Tag: laziness
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“LAZINESS, n.: Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.” — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
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“There is no such thing as a lazy person; he is either sick or uninspired.” — Zig Ziglar, See You at the Top
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“The lazy manage to keep up with the earth’s rotation just as well as the industrious.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)
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“Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek
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“Both the poor and the rich have always found precisely the same grounds on which to complain about each other. Each feels the other has no manners, is disloyal, corrupt, insensitive — and has never put in an honest day’s work in its life.” — Elaine Dundy, Elvis and Gladys
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“My ambition is handicapped by my laziness.” — Charles Bukowski, Factotum
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“If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all?” — Elbert Hubbard, A Message to Garcia
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“If you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time.” — Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard