The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a poor-spirited coward.
Tags: unambitious, pretends, eminence, worth, attaining, declines, altogether, struggle, calls
'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain,"You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again."
Tags: voice, heard, him, waked, me, soon, slumber, again
'Tis the voice of the sluggard, I heard him complain: "You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again"; As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides, and his shoulders and his heavy head.
Tags: voice, heard, him, complain, You, waked, me, soon, slumber
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Tags: ant, consider, ways, wise
Yes, I'd like to receive Word of the Day emails from YourDictionary.com
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Please set a username for yourself. People will see it as Author Name with your public flash cards.