The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.

So behave that the odor of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere, that when we behold or scent a flower,…

— Henry David Thoreau

“In the Middle Ages, the sin of sloth had two forms,” he said. “One was paralysis, the inability to do anything—what we would see…

— Brigid Schulte

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

— Samuel Johnson

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to it himself.

— A. H. Weiler

Sloths have no real natural body odor, which helps hide and protect them from potential predators. As a result, their natural smell is a…

— Ann Burton

In late modernity we grow more and more accustomed to politicians and public figures who are indebted to their appetites for their "values," to…

— Kenny Smith

I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at…

— Gregory Maguire

What is undeniable is that when comforts and convenience sap our energies and idealism, inactivity secretes sloth in to our minds like a poison…

— Os Guinness

The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

— Harrison Ford

The philanthropists inquire whether Transcendentalism does not mean sloth: they had as lief hear that their friend is dead, as that he is a…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The weather had freshened almost to coldness, for the wind was coming more easterly, from the chilly currents between Tristan and the Cape; the…

— Patrick O'Brian

“For me, it´s sloth," I say. "Hedonistic sloth and escapism.”

— Suzanne Finnamore

These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor; This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.

— William Shakespeare

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

— Horace

“But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but also their…

— Anonymous