Benjamin Franklin: Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth…
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
In today’s wordsLaziness makes everything hard, but hard work makes everything easy. Whoever sleeps in must run all day and will barely catch up with his business at night, while idleness moves so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.
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