"No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing."

Source : Washington Irving (2015). “The Complete Short Stories of Washington Irving: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveler, The Alhambra, Woolfert’s Roost & The Crayon Papers Collections (Illustrated): The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, Old Christmas, The Voyage, Roscoe, The Widow’s Retinue, An Old Soldier, Mountjoy, Don Juan, Woolfert’s Roost, Tales of The Alhambra and many more”, p.1110, e-artnow

Washington Irving

#Men Quotes #Sloth Quotes #Laziness Quotes

“Okay," Claire finally said. "I admit, he has significant ninja qualities." "Booyah. I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle." "Youâ€™re going too?" "Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?”
“Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling?”
“Que pour les malheureux l'heure lentement fuit! How slowly the hours pass to the unhappy.”
“We were made to believe / our faces betrayed us. / Our bodies were loud / with yellow / screaming flesh / needing to be silenced / behind barbed wire.”

Source : Janice Mirikitani (1995). “We, the Dangerous: New and Selected Poems”, Ten Speed Press
“Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts; yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts.”
“It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.”

Source : Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. September 24, 2002.
“I won`t cry for you, my mascara`s too expensive”
“It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange. I think overall, even when I am on stage, when people see me, I am setting an example.”

"No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing."

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