Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

I suppose that there is no point wasting time being lazy, though of course indolence in a divine way, actually has its advantages.

Procrastination is a lazy man's apology.

Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.

Not doing things you can do is the whole point of laziness. Not doing something you can't do is just sensible.

the less one does, as I long ago observed, the less one can find time to do.

Nothing so perilous as procrastination

To spend too much time in studies is sloth.

The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.

A man was desired to rise from bed because the sun was already up. He replied: "If I had as far to go and as much to do as he has, I should be up by now; but having but a little way to go, I shall not get up yet."

Look at those two. Wasting time. You wouldn't catch me doing that.

The devil finds work for idle hands.

I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. -Ella Varner

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

One of the things I'm really good at is procrastinating.

I'm so good at procrastinating.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

The best way to fill time is to waste it.

I think of myself as naturally idle. The trouble is, the 'nothing' that I do every day is not really nothing. I potter. I muck about with emails, I make coffee, I fiddle with my computer to make sure that the book I haven't started writing is perfectly synced across all platforms and devices.

In Africa, we filled up all available time busily doing not much, and then we wasted the rest.

Around here, manana seems to be the busiest day of the week. We never seem to get there.

When I don't feel like working, I don't.

Live now. Procrastinate later.

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.

Actually, I am kind of busy right now,” I drawled as I settled back into the chair and closed my eyes. “You have to make melanin while the sun shines.

Procrastination is still the thief of time.