Sloth Quotes

149 quotes by 107 authors

The sloth lives his life upside down. He is perfectly comfortable that way. If the blood rushes to his head, nothing happens because there is… — Will Cuppy
In late modernity we grow more and more accustomed to politicians and public figures who are indebted to their appetites for their "values," to their… — Kenny Smith
Benign neglect, bordering on sloth, remains the hallmark of our investment process. — Warren Buffett
Change without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky. — Max De Pree
That's like comparing apples with hermaphroditic ground sloths. — Chuck Klosterman
The foul slime stands for the sloth and vice of man, the decay of humanity; the fragrant flower that springs from it, for the purity… — Henry David Thoreau
I think it is very important to conserve and protect the natural world. Iâ€™ve just come back from Costa Rica and they are really big… — Colin Morgan
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 it.… — Gregory Maguire
Sloths move at the speed of congressional debate but with greater deliberation and less noise. — P.J. O'Rourke
Searching for a better description of this rotting sadness, I came upon the concept of acedia. In Christian theology, itâ€™s an antecedent to sloth, the… — Mishka
Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality… — Jarvis Cocker
It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same. — Louise Penny
A nasty day! A nasty day! 'Twas thus I heard a critic say Because the skies were bleak and grayâ€” And yet it somehow seemed… — John Kendrick Bangs
As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around. — Robert Breault
I'd love sloth. I wish sloth would come home and visit me once in a while. I don't consider laziness a sin at all. — Kajol
Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust. — Mason Cooley
Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony, or, as we call them these days, "getting in touch with your sexuality," "raising your self-esteem," "relaxation therapy," and "being… — P.J. O'Rourke
Knowledge is praised and desired by multitudes whom her charms could never rouse from the couch of sloth; whom the faintest invitation of pleasure draws… — Samuel Johnson
That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided. — Horace
The first, sickness (vyadhi), is a physical obstacle, but the other eight can be considered mental. These include languor (styana), doubt (samshaya), heedlessness (pramada), sloth… — Richard Rosen

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