Pastoral Resources

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

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

The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

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.

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it.

In reality, everyone is good in bed. Close eyes. Shutdown brain. Pause as necessary. Restart brain. Open eyes. What's there to not be good at? Bed is the one place where laziness is rewarded.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.

My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline.

Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it's only kept a secret from the person who fails.

Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be heavenly.

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.