"We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty."

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Source : "Institutio Oratoria". Textbook by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, I. 12,

Quintilian

#Life Quotes #Sloth Quotes #Excuse Quotes

“There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile.”
“We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say.”
“As I conceive this doctrine to be a gross misrepresentation of the character and moral government of God, and to affect many other articles in the scheme of Christianity, greatly disfiguring and depraving it; I shall show, ... that it has no countenance whatever in reason, or the Scriptures; and, therefore, that the whole doctrine of atonement, with every modification of it, has been a departure from the primitive and genuine doctrine of Christianity.”

Source : "A History of the Corruptions of Christianity". Book by Joseph Priestley, Part II: Opinions Relating to the Doctrine of Atonement, Introduction, 1782.
“When my mother died, and when my father died, it's big. Our parents are giants; they're titans of our lives, so of course it's going to be a big deal.”
“Honestly, my number-one motivation is my family.”
“Give your hero a strong simple reason that he or she has to solve the problem right now.”

Source : "How to Re-Write, Addendum: Motivation Too Weak? Don’t Multiply It—Simplify It!". www.secretsofstory.com. April 28, 2013.
“You're only as good as your record collection.”
“People who have visions should go see a doctor.”

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