It's bad for your progress when laziness becomes a habit. It's okay to be lazy sometimes to rest and refocus as long as you don't forget about the goals you want to accomplish. Remember, laziness will get you nowhere. May these quotes about laziness make you realize when you endure now, you'll enjoy the fruits of your labor later on.
1. “Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it’s only kept a secret from the person who fails.” – Robert Half
2. “I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.” – Kobe Bryant
3. “Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
4. “If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for ten hours, and you're lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way.” – Jocko Willink
5. “Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do.” – Elbert Hubbard
6. “Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.” – Douglas Coupland
7. “Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” – Tchaikovsky
8. “Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.” – Suzy Kassem
9. “The good news is that you have everything you need to lift yourself off the couch to start kicking butt. You just have to decide that you're going to do it, not that you're too lazy to.” – Jen Sincero
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10. “If we don’t start today, it will be too late for tomorrow.” – Anthony T. Hincks
11. “Stop sleeping, get to work. You will have much time to sleep when you die.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
12. “A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.” – Cyril Connolly
13. “Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.” – James Cash Penney
14. “The taste of your life depends on the spices you used to brew it. Add laziness to it and it becomes bitter as the bile; put a cube of good attitudes into it and you will lick your lips more and more due to its sweet taste.” – Israelmore Ayivor
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15. “Make an effort to do the things that you enjoy instead of being lazy about it. Life is worth the hassle.” – Jen Sincero
16. “The lazy man claims he is too heavy for light work and too light for heavy work.” – Evan Esar
17. “Technology never makes someone lazy. It sometimes reveals someone’s laziness.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
18. “In reality, nobody gets successful by being lazy.” – Bruno Tonioli
19. “Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.” – Jimmy Lyons
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20. “If you wait for the mango fruits to fall, you’d be wasting your time while others are learning how to climb the tree.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
21. “Try making a good attempt not a good excuse.” – Amit Kalantri
22. “All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. ” – Pope Paul VI
23. “Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other’s work.” – Ann Rule
24. “Laziness doesn't break you, it constructs you a comfort zone to which you will remain by reason. It's your choice to break free or remain its inhabitant.” – Kangoma Kindembo
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25. “Great things come out of being hungry and cold. Once you're pampered, you get lazy.” – Rob Zombie
26. “You don’t get lucky while sitting in the sofa with arms crossed doing nothing. You can be lucky only when you are prepared.” – Nesta Jojoe Erskine
27. “When faced with a problem, some people find answers and some people find excuses.” – Amit Kalantri
28. “I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.” – Denzel Washington
29. “You make a name for yourself when you overcome laziness.” – Sunday Adelaja
30. “The lazy man is usually an ideal man, for he lives on theory, sleeps on hope, and dies in despair.” – J. W Croker
More Lazy Quotes
31. “When you are willing to replace mundane excuses with hard work and your laziness with determination, nothing can prevent you from succeeding.” – Prem Jagyasi
32. “A lazy man would have every day a holiday.” – Ahmed Vesik
33. “Some people are so lazy that praying is always their plan A.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
34. “I don't like sitting around and not doing anything because that's the easiest way to get complacent and get lazy.” – Deshaun Watson
35. “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.” – Jules Renard
36. “My ambition is handicapped by laziness.” – Charles Bukowski
37. “oo many young people itch for what they want without scratching for it.” – Thomas Taylor
38. “Not doing things you can do is the whole point of laziness. Not doing something you can’t do is just sensible.” – Sarah Rees Brennan
39. “Laziness in my biggest pet peeve of all time. Get up, make a plan, do the work, and love yourself.” – Dove Cameron
40. “Poverty is an older daughter of laziness.” – Senegalese Proverbs
41. “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” – Philip Stanhope
42. “It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
43. “The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.” – The Bible
44. “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” – Anne Frank
45. “Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.” – Alber Elbaz
46. “Work is the law of the modern world, which has no place for lazy people.” – Mihai Eminescu
47. “Idle hands are the devil’s playthings.” – Benjamin Franklin
48. “Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.” – Jules Renard
49. “Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them.” – Lithuanian Proverb
50. “Physical laziness is bad but intellectual laziness is intolerable.” – Wayne Gerard Trotman
51. “Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.” – Ambrose Bierce
52. “Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.” – Albert Einstein
53. “Lazy people live lonely lives.” – Habeeb Akande
54. “It is easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.” – John C. Maxwell
55. “Laziness is always your fault. It is the sign that a man has persevered in uselessness for too long.” – Idries Shah
56. “Laziness is a luxurious mindset that I cannot afford to own.” – Nakia R. Laushaul
57. “Laziness is when you accede to the misconception that work is unnecessary.” – Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
58. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
59. “The lazy will always attribute genius to some ‘inspiration’ that comes for mere waiting.” – Will Durant
60. “Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and the goal of a good intention was never reached through its opposite, laziness.” – Miguel de Cervantes
61. “Laziness will stop your progress in your spiritual practice.” – Renuka Singh
62. “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” – Nelson Mandela
63. “If you are choosing laziness, excuses and other bad habits to your goal, then your relevance is meaningless.” – Santosh Kumar
64. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
65. “My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate. I said, Just wait.” – Judy Tenuta
66. “One excuse, could destroy a multitude of chances.” – Anthony Liccione
67. “Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.” – Shannon L. Alder
68. “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” – Rita Mae Brown
69. “Laziness builds walls and fences that keep the mind under control.” – Auliq Ice
70. “Time slips away like grains of sand never to return again.” – Robin Sharma
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2. “I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.” – Kobe Bryant
3. “Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
4. “If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for ten hours, and you're lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way.” – Jocko Willink
5. “Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do.” – Elbert Hubbard
6. “Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.” – Douglas Coupland
7. “Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” – Tchaikovsky
8. “Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.” – Suzy Kassem
9. “The good news is that you have everything you need to lift yourself off the couch to start kicking butt. You just have to decide that you're going to do it, not that you're too lazy to.” – Jen Sincero
11. “Stop sleeping, get to work. You will have much time to sleep when you die.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
12. “A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.” – Cyril Connolly
13. “Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.” – James Cash Penney
14. “The taste of your life depends on the spices you used to brew it. Add laziness to it and it becomes bitter as the bile; put a cube of good attitudes into it and you will lick your lips more and more due to its sweet taste.” – Israelmore Ayivor
16. “The lazy man claims he is too heavy for light work and too light for heavy work.” – Evan Esar
17. “Technology never makes someone lazy. It sometimes reveals someone’s laziness.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
18. “In reality, nobody gets successful by being lazy.” – Bruno Tonioli
19. “Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.” – Jimmy Lyons
21. “Try making a good attempt not a good excuse.” – Amit Kalantri
22. “All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. ” – Pope Paul VI
23. “Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other’s work.” – Ann Rule
24. “Laziness doesn't break you, it constructs you a comfort zone to which you will remain by reason. It's your choice to break free or remain its inhabitant.” – Kangoma Kindembo
26. “You don’t get lucky while sitting in the sofa with arms crossed doing nothing. You can be lucky only when you are prepared.” – Nesta Jojoe Erskine
27. “When faced with a problem, some people find answers and some people find excuses.” – Amit Kalantri
28. “I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.” – Denzel Washington
29. “You make a name for yourself when you overcome laziness.” – Sunday Adelaja
30. “The lazy man is usually an ideal man, for he lives on theory, sleeps on hope, and dies in despair.” – J. W Croker
More Lazy Quotes
31. “When you are willing to replace mundane excuses with hard work and your laziness with determination, nothing can prevent you from succeeding.” – Prem Jagyasi
32. “A lazy man would have every day a holiday.” – Ahmed Vesik
33. “Some people are so lazy that praying is always their plan A.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
34. “I don't like sitting around and not doing anything because that's the easiest way to get complacent and get lazy.” – Deshaun Watson
35. “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.” – Jules Renard
36. “My ambition is handicapped by laziness.” – Charles Bukowski
37. “oo many young people itch for what they want without scratching for it.” – Thomas Taylor
38. “Not doing things you can do is the whole point of laziness. Not doing something you can’t do is just sensible.” – Sarah Rees Brennan
39. “Laziness in my biggest pet peeve of all time. Get up, make a plan, do the work, and love yourself.” – Dove Cameron
40. “Poverty is an older daughter of laziness.” – Senegalese Proverbs
41. “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” – Philip Stanhope
42. “It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
43. “The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.” – The Bible
44. “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” – Anne Frank
45. “Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.” – Alber Elbaz
46. “Work is the law of the modern world, which has no place for lazy people.” – Mihai Eminescu
47. “Idle hands are the devil’s playthings.” – Benjamin Franklin
48. “Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.” – Jules Renard
49. “Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them.” – Lithuanian Proverb
50. “Physical laziness is bad but intellectual laziness is intolerable.” – Wayne Gerard Trotman
51. “Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.” – Ambrose Bierce
52. “Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.” – Albert Einstein
53. “Lazy people live lonely lives.” – Habeeb Akande
54. “It is easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.” – John C. Maxwell
55. “Laziness is always your fault. It is the sign that a man has persevered in uselessness for too long.” – Idries Shah
56. “Laziness is a luxurious mindset that I cannot afford to own.” – Nakia R. Laushaul
57. “Laziness is when you accede to the misconception that work is unnecessary.” – Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
58. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
59. “The lazy will always attribute genius to some ‘inspiration’ that comes for mere waiting.” – Will Durant
60. “Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and the goal of a good intention was never reached through its opposite, laziness.” – Miguel de Cervantes
61. “Laziness will stop your progress in your spiritual practice.” – Renuka Singh
62. “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” – Nelson Mandela
63. “If you are choosing laziness, excuses and other bad habits to your goal, then your relevance is meaningless.” – Santosh Kumar
64. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
65. “My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate. I said, Just wait.” – Judy Tenuta
66. “One excuse, could destroy a multitude of chances.” – Anthony Liccione
67. “Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.” – Shannon L. Alder
68. “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” – Rita Mae Brown
69. “Laziness builds walls and fences that keep the mind under control.” – Auliq Ice
70. “Time slips away like grains of sand never to return again.” – Robin Sharma
Share these Quotes on Laziness with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.