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Englishing de la Rochefoucauld (Laziness)

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Maxim 54. Of all our passions, laziness is the most unacknowledged.  It is both the most eager and the most malignant motive of all, though its violence cannot be felt and the damage it causes is profoundly hidden.  If we … Continue reading →

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