Elizabeth Bishop - William Shakespeare - Proverbs 18:9 - Proverbs 19:15 - Proverbs 19:24 - Proverbs 26:14 - Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Horace - Ovid - Quintilian - Utah Phillips -
I am overcome by my own amazing sloth ... Can you please forgive me and believe that it is really because I want to do something well that I don’t do it at all? Elizabeth Bishop, letter to Marianne Moore 25th February 1917
Ebbing men, indeed,
Most often do so near the bottom run
By their own fear or sloth. William Shakespeare, The Tempest II ii @231, Antonio
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs 19:15
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Proverbs 19:24
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. Proverbs 26:14
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Ecclesiastes 10:18
You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren. Horace
Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves. Ovid
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. Quintilian
I created my own party. It’s called the Sloth and Indolence Party, and I’m running as an anarchist candidate in the best sense of that word. I’ve studied the presidency carefully. Utah Phillips