It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
Interpretation
Laziness often leads to losing one's rights to those who are proactive.
This quote highlights the consequences of inaction and laziness, suggesting that those who do not actively defend or pursue their rights may find themselves at the mercy of more active individuals. It serves as a reminder that passivity can result in the erosion of one's entitlements and freedoms, emphasizing the importance of being vigilant and engaged in the pursuit of one's interests.
In practice
During a public debate on civic engagement, one could use this quote to stress the importance of participation.
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.
Evil prospers when good men do nothing.
Be ruthless about protecting writing days....althoug h writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it.
Compassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.
Let's be honest; it's rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia - even during times of stress and fatigue.
Desire is a teacher: When we immerse ourselves in it without guilt, shame, or clinging, it can show us something special about our own minds that allows us to embrace life fully.
If you call a thing bad you do little, if you call a thing good you do much
Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.
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