Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him.
The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a poor-spirited coward.
Leisure, is Time for doing something useful; this Leisure the diligent Man will obtain, but the lazy Man never.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
I never blame failure – there are too many complicated situations in life – but I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
