If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

Quote by Evelyn Waugh

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Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get...

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Punctuality is the soul of business.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will...

As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will...

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It...

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It...

Punctuality is the politeness of kings

Punctuality is the politeness of kings

Promptness is the soul of business

Promptness is the soul of business

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than...

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

Zombies are looking for brains. Don't worry. You're safe.

Zombies are looking for brains. Don't worry. You're safe.