There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

Quote by Joshua Reynolds

Topics: Effort Quotes, Laziness Quotes, Thinking Quotes

Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have...

Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have...

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities,...

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities,...

Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and...

Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and...

Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction...

Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction...

All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences...

All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences...

Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have...

Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have...

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed...

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed...

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

That 'Aww crap!' moment when your mom is almost home and you look around and...

That 'Aww crap!' moment when your mom is almost home and you look around and...

Think of the going-out before you enter

Think of the going-out before you enter