Quotes by Sloth One who does not rouse themself when it is time to rise, who, though capable, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle person will never find their way to true knowledge. Gautama Buddha buddhist lazy sloth Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth. Gautama Buddha mud elephants sloth The chances of a person breaking through their own habits and sloth and limited mind to actually write something that gets out there and matters to people are slim. George Saunders sloth writing people A sluggish, dawdling, and dilatory man may have spasms of activity, but he never acts continuously and consecutively with energetic quickness. George Stillman Hillard sloth may men 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. I'm slow. Writing, which is an arduous and slow process, proceeds at the same rate as my sloth-like mind. Gregory Maguire sloth understanding writing The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth. Harrison Ford performances sloth school We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable. Henry Adams laziness sloth order The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great deal of work in the world. They had their faults and their - shortcomings, but they were not slothful in business and they were most fervent in spirit. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. glowing sloth men Cynicism is only intellectual sloth. Henry Rollins cynicism sloth intellectual Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments. Horace yield laziness sloth You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren. Horace wicked laziness sloth That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided. Horace sirens laziness sloth From exertion come wisdom and purity; from sloth ignorance and sensuality. Henry David Thoreau sloth ignorance wisdom The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man. James Boswell scent sloth men To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable. James Lee Burke misuse talent sloth The monster is never just there where we think he is. What is truly monstrous is our cowardice and sloth. Henry David Thoreau sloth monsters thinking In the student sensuality is a sluggish habit of mind. Henry David Thoreau sloth students mind 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 isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth. Jarvis Cocker sloth imagination years An unclean person is universally a slothful one. Henry David Thoreau sloth persons literature The Slothful do not have the time to become virtuous or despicable. Henry David Thoreau virtuous laziness sloth «1234567»