Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.

- James Hilton

If I had a child who wanted to be a teacher, I would bid him Godspeed as if he were going to war. For indeed the war against prejudice, greed, and ig…

- James Hilton

if we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without

- James Hilton

When you are getting on in years (but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving across a …

- James Hilton

The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.

- James Hilton

There are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you just let them happen.

- James Hilton

The first quarter-century of your life was doubtless lived under the cloud of being too young for things, while the last quarter-century would normal…

- James Hilton

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate…

- James Hilton

Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?

- James Hilton