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It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

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.

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

For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.

A great deal of laziness of mind is called liberty of opinion.

Oh, if only I did nothing simply as a result of laziness.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.

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.

My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others.

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

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.

The really idle man gets nowhere; the perpetually busy man does not get much further.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.

The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state. We must be doing something to be happy.