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Jules RenardLaziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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Lord ChesterfieldIdleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Lord ChesterfieldThe less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Jules RenardFailure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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George Bernard ShawA learned man is an idler who kills time by study.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Bill GatesI choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

—  Bill Gates, 1955-, American businessman

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Somerset MaughamI made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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VauvenarguesThe lazy always have in mind to do something.

—  Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims

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Somerset MaughamIt was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Albert CamusIdleness is only fatal to the mediocre.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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George BurnsDon't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

—  George Burns, 1896-1996, American comedian

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Jim RohnEconomic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Friedrich von SchlegelLaziness is the one divine fragment of a godlike existence left to man from paradise.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Robert Oxton BoltDoin' nothing's a dangerous occupation.

—  Robert Oxton Bolt, 1924-1955, British playwright

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Bob RossWater’s like me. It’s laaazy … Boy, it always looks for the easiest way to do things.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Cesare PaveseIdleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Baltasar GracianThe right kind of leisure is better than the wrong kind of work.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Thomas CarlyleOne monster there is in the world, the idle man.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas SowellPeople who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Franz KafkaThere are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Antoine RivarolNothing is more tiring than laziness.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Noel CowardBed is the perfect climate.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Terry PratchettIf you trust in yourself.... and believe in your dreams.... and follow your star... you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Henry de MontherlantA golden rule: do little.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

John Kenneth GalbraithTotal physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt.

—  John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006, American-Canadian economist

Henry MillerTo be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a man can give himself.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Robert HeinleinProgress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Milan KunderaAmbition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Cyril ConnollyA lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

Charles BukowskiMy ambition is handicapped by laziness.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Bible Quotes

Epistles of PaulThose unwilling to work will not get to eat.

—  Epistles of Paul ‐ 2 Thessalonians 3:10

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Funny Quotes

Rodney DangerfieldI tell ya, my dog is lazy. He don’t chase cars. He sits on the curb and takes down license plate numbers.

—  Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

TheocritusFor the lazy it is always the holidays.

Αεργοίς αιέν εορτά.

—  Theocritus, 3rd cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet

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SolonWe must help the poor, not encourage idleness.

Απορίαν γαρ δει βοηθείν, ουκ αργίαν εφοδιάζειν.

—  Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher

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DemocritusDaytime sleep indicates a distressed body or a troubled mind or laziness or lack of education.

Ημερήσιοι ύπνοι σώματος όχλησιν ή ψυχής αδημοσύνην ή αργίην ή απαιδευσίην σημαίνουσι.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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SolonIdleness is the mother of all evils.

Αργία μήτηρ πάσης κακίας.

—  Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher

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HesiodWork is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Έργον δ’ ουδέν όνειδος, αεργίη δε τ’ όνειδος.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -311

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EuripidesNo one who is slack gains a good reputation; it is hard work that leads to excellence.

Ουδείς ών ράθυμος ευκλεής ανήρ, άλλ’ οι πόνοι τίκτουσι την ευδοξίαν.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Archelaos

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AthenaeusBirds love figs, but they don’t want to plant.

Σύκα φίλ’ ορνίθεσσι, φυτεύειν δ’ ουκ εθέλουσι.

—  Athenaeus, 2nd-3rd cent. AD, Ancient Greek writer from Egypt

Proverbs

Italian proverbIt's sweet to do nothing.

Dolce far niente.

—  Italian proverb

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Italian proverbThose who sleep don't catch any fish.

—  Italian proverb

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