A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends. (Cyril Connolly)

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.

Cyril Connolly

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