1. An idle person is despised by both the upper and lower worlds, because in nature, he is like a drone that sits and eats the fruits of the labor of worker bees.

From: [Ancient Greece] Hesiod: "Work and Time"

2. Diligence can win everything.

From: [Ancient Greece] Menander: "Fragments"

3. Laziness is always the root of indecision.

From: [Ancient Rome] Lucanus: "Civil War"

4. Laziness is just a refuge for stupid people and a rest day for fools.

From: [UK] Chesterfield: "Letter"

5. Laziness is the greatest waste in the world; it squanders the priceless treasure in front of you. Once this priceless treasure is lost, it will never be lost. No man-made or natural force can do anything to recover it.

From: [UK] Taylor: "Holy Life and Holy Death"