“But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments. — Horace Copy Share Image
These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor; This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The philanthropists inquire whether Transcendentalism does not mean sloth: they had as lief hear that their friend is dead, as that he… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What is undeniable is that when comforts and convenience sap our energies and idealism, inactivity secretes sloth in to our minds like… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
In late modernity we grow more and more accustomed to politicians and public figures who are indebted to their appetites for their… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
Sloths have no real natural body odor, which helps hide and protect them from potential predators. As a result, their natural smell… — Ann Burton Copy Share Image
Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
All ills spring from some vice, either in ourselves or others; and even many of our diseases proceed from the same origin.… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“It may be easier to believe that we remain lean because we're virtuous and we get fat because we're not, but the… — Gary Taubes Copy Share Image
As winter approaches - bringing cold weather and family drama - we crave page-turners, books made for long nights and tryptophan-induced sloth. — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
So behave that the odor of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere, that when we behold or scent… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Given that you're meeting a sloth, that feeling is generally joy, excitement, warmth, and love. What do those feelings smell like, you… — Ann Burton Copy Share Image
If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly.… — Robert Bolt Copy Share Image
O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But… — Ephrem the Syrian Copy Share Image
As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, like most melancholics,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
My favorite piece of information is that Branwell Brontë, brother of Emily and Charlotte, died standing up leaning against a mantelpiece, in… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Sloths actually are like furry living ecosystems all by themselves! Algae grows on their fur and they are also home to "sloth… — Ann Burton Copy Share Image
The problem with spiritual procrastination is the uncertain time of the deadline. — Kevin Thoman Copy Share Image
