Those of you who know me well know that the comedian Stephen Wright had one of my favorite phrases, which I say at least 4 or 5 times a week: Hard work pays off in the long run, but laziness pays off immediately. For some reason that cracks me up. (Perhaps because it’s so close to the truth.) Now today I read this quote from Soren Kierkegaard that substantiates the point: Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.
I’m the world’s foremost collector of laziness and idleness quotes. Maybe I’ll get around to finding and organizing them tomorrow.
