"Every man is as lazy as he..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man is as lazy as he dares to be.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.”
“Every day brings a ship, Every ship brings a word; Well for those who have no fear, Looking seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear.”
“It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on memory alone.”
More on Laziness
“Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous or when they are most luxurious-they are conservatives after dinner.”
“I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any.”
“When it comes to cooking, five years ago I felt guilty "just adding water." Now I want to bang the tube against the countertop and have a five-course meal pop out. If it comes with plastic silverware and a plate that self-destructs, all the better.”
More on Human Nature
“I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.”
“...we rarely confide in those who are better than we. Rather, we are more inclined to flee their society. Most often, on the other hand, we confess to those who are like us and who share our weaknesses. Hence we don't want to improve ourselves and be bettered, for we should first have to be judged in default. We merely wish to be pitied and encouraged in the course we have chosen. In short, we should like, at the same time, to cease being guilty and yet not to make the effort of cleansing ourselves.”
“Old age by nature is rather talkative.”