| 单词 | slothfulness |
| 例句 | Sleepiness and slothfulness keep it out of harm’s way, away from the notice of jaguars, ocelots, harpy eagles and anacondas. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And when they were even babies he would tell them of the yoke they must thrust from their shoulders—the yoke of submission and slothfulness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Passing his days with insuperable slothfulness, he lives in Mexico City in a damp apartment overlooking a vacant lot and works a dead-end job at a museum. Newly Released Books Include ‘Chronicle of a Last Summer’ 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Basically, I have to use my tendency toward slothfulness against my tendency for gluttony, and it really works! How to make your home office a more pleasant place to work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The argument, put forth by some Republicans, that more generous unemployment benefits would encourage slothfulness is absurd. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z “The slothfulness and inaction of the judicial system, in this case, is a gross testament to the blatant white racial privileges that permeates throughout our country and our institutions.” Georgia man’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z The effort, however, was so taxing that it was followed by months of slothfulness. Advice From a Former Olympic Hopeful: Set the Bar Low 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z This, and the bureaucracy’s slothfulness, help explain Algeria’s lowly position as 152nd of 185 countries in the World Bank’s league for the ease of doing business. Telecoms in Algeria: A lost generation 2013-10-24T15:01:56Z Russian officials publicly criticize the company for its slothfulness. Cumbersome Gazprom losing its clout 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The introduction of this art of tasteful production has, in a great measure, superseded the idle, unprofitable gossip of the day, driving away ennui and slothfulness at the same time. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z They who know their own slothfulness of spirit, and are in earnest in seeking after a deeper, fuller Christian life, will thankfully own, “the week were dark but for its light.” The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z One night the fox went out betimes, but it was damp and raw, and the badgers slept longer than usual, for their winter slothfulness was creeping over them. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Now we all of us despise failures that are the result of idleness; so how can we expect God, at the last judgment, to reward us for failing through our ill-will and slothfulness?' Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z For impudence, shamelessness, intemperance, slothfulness, slowness of learning, unrestrained licentiousness, disgrace and the like, are attendants of savage manners, but the contrary of these are gentleness and mildness. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Every hour of springtime, like the seed sown in the spring, multiplies many fold by autumn; the tale of slothfulness in spring is written big in harvest—or rather, in lack of harvest. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Some ill-timed remarks at breakfast referring pointedly to people who talk a good deal over-night about early starts, and the deep concern of the “boots” at our presumed slothfulness, goaded us to desperation. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Sloth is a special sin, since, as explained above, its individual objects differentiate it from the general slothfulness that is found in every sin, as well as from hatred, envy and laziness. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Follow not the way unworthy; Live not thou in slothfulness; Let not doctrines false allure thee; Turn thy thoughts from worldliness. 168-9. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z "My son," said the narrator, "it is not wise to differ in our tastes from other people; nor ought we to put off, through slothfulness, what is best done at once." Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z Here belongs the sin of slothfulness and indifference to worship. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z A warm air blew My wintry slothfulness beyond the stars; And over all indifference there streamed A myriad urges in one rushing wave... Challenge At least I would not spoke our wheels by slothfulness. The Jonathan Papers For to this we direct all our solicitude and care, that the unity of mutual agreement and the maintenance of discipline be broken by no dissension, nor neglected by any slothfulness.... The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries Now and then for a passing moment when she had time to think of her always erratic nephew, Mrs. Burton wished that Billy had been yielding to his usual slothfulness. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Make haste to Flanders; time will be Accus'd of slothfulness, if she Be longer tortur'd: do not stay, My power shall guide thee on the way. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Now that there was no one to torment her, since Miguel dressed as quietly as possible so as not to wake her, she was able to indulge in her slothfulness. Maximina Even if they really desired to improve, they could not change in a few weeks what the slothfulness of two generations has accomplished. The Scarlet Banner "I ain't been here mo'n an hour," I retorted, resenting the imputation of slothfulness with a spirit that was not unworthy of my mother. The Romance of a Plain Man But before the end of the eighteenth century the activity of the Nor'westers had forced the Hudson's Bay Company out of its aristocratic slothfulness. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba The sin of the world has ever been indifference and slothfulness, more than real active wickedness. In Times Like These And he was usually stern and, at times, implacable, in his judgment of neglect and slothfulness, especially in the pastors. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark Man had settled into the dull inertness of a stagnant pool, and the fierce winds of war were needed to break up his mental slothfulness and stir thought into healthful activity. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution It furnishes constant temptation to slothfulness and inactivity. India, Its Life and Thought For our present purpose, then, it must be regarded as merely slothfulness or indolence. Dante: His Times and His Work Resignation is a cheap and indolent human virtue, which has served as an excuse for much spiritual slothfulness. In Times Like These It was a protest against dirt, disorder, and the slothfulness that's a plague to the community. Hawtrey's Deputy Regarding this callous indifference, this official slothfulness, this inability to rise to the needs of a most pressing emergency, I refrain absolutely from comment, leaving it for you, sir, to judge. Fibble, D.D. Dirty and coarse hands are no less marks of slothfulness and lowbreeding than clean and delicate hands are of refinement and gentility. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Take the first, in which he compares slothfulness to rust, which will consume iron tools or machinery faster than their constant use will. The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. The inferiority of the British inns may be due to tardiness and slothfulness on the part of the landlords, or long suffering and non-complaining on the part of their guests. The Automobilist Abroad It was a protest against dirt, disorder, and the slothfulness that’s a plague to the community. Masters of the Wheat-Lands As the leopard springeth upon his prey, so doth man rejoice over his riches, and bask in the sun of slothfulness like the lion's cub. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason My brother, I beseech you, rouse yourself from your contented slothfulness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John It must be the fruit of our own mismanagement or slothfulness or vices. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 What will be our shame, if we find that those who expected us to gather them in accuse us of slothfulness, and destroying their souls by our neglect? Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet The pleasure and sweetness of God tasted and found, will make diligence and pains more easy than slothfulness can be to the slothful. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The whole court marvelled at his slothfulness as time passed and he changed not. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls My son," said the narrator, "it is not wise to differ in our tastes from other people; nor ought we to put off, through slothfulness, what is best done at once. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Those who were convicted of slothfulness, and still refused to labour for the public when labour was offered to them, were punished with death. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 In this lesson the diligence of worldly men is employed to rebuke the slothfulness of Christians. The Parables of Our Lord Therefore whoe'er love slothfulness doth call, Let him surcease: love tries wit best of all. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) As a commander his promptness and vigour contrasted strongly with the slothfulness of General Howe. The War of Independence We learn that physical pain or disability were no excuse for slothfulness; Anna was not always well—had heavy colds, and was feverish; but well or ill was always employed. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 Speedily he relapsed again into slothfulness and self-indulgence. Art in England Notes and Studies In my opinion, there are many clergymen who will have to answer for the sin of extravigance: There are many more who will have to answer for the sin of slothfulness. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The coffee was eloquent of the fact; the slothfulness of the bunk house shouted it in his ears. The Short Cut In Thee is no carelessness, neglect, slothfulness, nor caprice. Westminster Sermons with a Preface And afterwards they sat down to table, where Hircan failed not to laugh at the slothfulness of his wife. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) No one can accuse me of slothfulness and want of zeal. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest We must distinguish 'godly sorrow' from the peevish discontent and slothfulness which St. Paul calls the sorrow of the world, and which in medieval casuistry is named acedia. Outspoken Essays These duties point out the prevailing sins, namely, slothfulness, forgetfulness and security. Notes on the Apocalypse Such slothfulness irritates Virgil, who hurries Dante on, warning him the sun has already reached its meridian and night will all too soon overtake them. The Book of the Epic Idleness and slothfulness in your external calling, neglecting to provide for your own house, as that will prove a scandalous sin to others and to yourselves too. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London Friends, Solomon saith, that "the desire of the slothful killeth him;" and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? The Heavenly Footman Strive not to run, like Hercules, a furlong in a breath: festination may prove precipitation; deliberating delay may be wise cunctation, and slowness no slothfulness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 He seems genuinely to believe that the spread of the Christian religion in India will produce a revolution, and he turns the ludicrous blunders of religious men into arguments for slothfulness in evangelization.— Sydney Smith With all our faults and our slothfulness, we modern men in many ways are more on a level with the mind of Jesus than any generation that has gone before. The Church and Modern Life If Charles knew I had here this maid and had not yet taken her to wife—why—why, he would take her away himself and laugh me to scorn for my slothfulness. Mistress Penwick I will warrant you, that he who should lose his soul in this world through slothfulness, will have no cause to be glad thereat, when he comes to hell. The Heavenly Footman It came to the supper table of the night before, the table she had not cleared, and like an accusing hand, lay directed at the evidence of her own slothfulness. Where the Trail Divides She had none of those self-complacent delusions which lure vain women on in slothfulness until Love vacates his neglected temple. The Second Generation Again, he that was far behind in austerity, perchance through bodily weakness, would disparage and blame himself, attributing his failure to slothfulness of mind rather than to natural frailty. Barlaam and Ioasaph Now, Adrian, we can excuse wantonness in the devil, but never slothfulness in religion. Mistress Penwick Slothfulness is usually accompanied with carelessness; and carelessness is for the most part begotten by senselessness; and senselessness doth again put fresh strength into slothfulness; and by this means the soul is left remediless. The Heavenly Footman "What remedy is there for all this supineness," said I; "how can these people be awakened out of their ignorant slothfulness, into active exertion?" The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Remaining in bed half asleep is productive of slothfulness. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency Besides the defects with which I have endowed my hero in this book, I was cursed with an instinctive slothfulness and sluggishness which were not to be denied. Youth and Egolatry I would press upon you all the plain question, Is this fatal slothfulness characteristic of me? Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The words of the New England woman, who was, he knew, striving to lift him out of slothfulness and ugliness into some brighter and better way of life, echoed dimly in his mind. Poor White That is to say, when laziness, carelessness, slothfulness, and lack-interest are allowed to have their own way, everybody suffers. My Life and Work Innumerable monstrous practices Hath loitering contemplation brought forth more, Which were too long particular to recite: Suffice they all conduce unto this end, To banish labour, nourish slothfulness, Pamper up lust, devise new-fangled sins. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 With all his slothfulness he was shrewd, and could drive a better bargain than many men twice as active in mind and body. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established We may all recognise that God has sent us on His errands; and if we cherish that conviction, we shall put away from us slothfulness and fear, and out of weakness shall be made strong. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes He was loose and spineless, his movements tempered with the slothfulness of the far Southwest. Going Some The time came, however, when he was forced to shed his habit of slothfulness as completely as a snake sheds its skin, and that was during the week before "Bob's" arrival. Flowing Gold The only work is done by the females—the men keep up their dignity by lounging about all day, or lolling in a hammock, all wearied with their slothfulness, and looking discontented and unhappy. The Naturalist in Nicaragua Now be ye wary, nor let the curse of the Wolf and the Face lie on your slothfulness.’ The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale Do we not all know that mood of mind which confesses our slothfulness and promises to be wide awake tomorrow but would fain bargain to be left undisturbed today? Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes I will warrant you, that he who shall lose his soul in this world through slothfulness, will have no cause to be glad thereat when he comes to hell. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 What remedy is there for all this supineness, said I; how can these people be awakened out of their ignorant slothfulness, into active exertion? The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Against the slothfulness of the Government in these years, Roosevelt voiced the true opinion of America. Theodore Roosevelt It holds new laurels for thy soul to win; Mar not its grace by slothfulness or sin, Nor sad, away, Send it to yesterday. Poems of Cheer Well, since I have been studying the Bee who endows her family with the property of others, I have not yet seen anything in her that points to slothfulness. The Mason-Bees Friends, Solomon saith, that 'The desire of the slothful killeth him'; and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 And others are there who call virtue the slothfulness of their vices; and when once their hatred and jealousy relax the limbs, their "justice" becometh lively and rubbeth its sleepy eyes. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none As iron cast into the fire loseth rust and is made altogether glowing, so the man who turneth himself altogether unto God is freed from slothfulness and changed into a new man. The Imitation of Christ "The disease is even worse than my slothfulness." Dead Souls I am too classical, not enough up-to-date in the interpretative branches of science, and I can only plead the disadvantages of my education and a temperamental slothfulness that prevents me from doing the work. Martin Eden Slothfulness is usually accompanied with carelessness, and carelessness is for the most part begotten by senselessness; and senselessness doth again put fresh strength into slothfulness, and by this means the soul is left remediless. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 O my brethren, there are tables which weariness framed, and tables which slothfulness framed, corrupt slothfulness: although they speak similarly, they want to be heard differently.— Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none |
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