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Laziness Collection

Laziness: A timeless vice that transcends eras and species

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Laziness Collection: Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family
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Laziness Collection: A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, c. 1766 (colour etching)
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Laziness Collection: Black Bear (Ursus americanus) sleeping in a Sitka Spruce tree (Picea sitchensis)
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Laziness Collection: The Parable of the Talents, c. 1884 (Oil on canvas)
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Laziness Collection: Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), Half Moon Island, Shetland Islands
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Laziness Collection: Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
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Laziness Collection: Puck Basking Asleep Before the Country Hearth, engraved by Moses Haughton Jr. (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: Happy Mondays
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Laziness Collection: Happy Mondays
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Laziness Collection: Happy Mondays
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Laziness Collection: A Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) in upright posture with tail on river bed
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Laziness Collection: Charlie Chaplin, comedian and actor, c1921
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Laziness Collection: Felix, Lay, Hay, Pheasant, Leaves, Faner, Weasels, Figs, Strawberries, Fruit, Farm, Farmer
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Laziness Collection: Cat sleeping on newspapers
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Laziness Collection: Illustration of Albert Robida (1848-1926) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880)
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Laziness Collection: Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper)
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Laziness Collection: Sloth (Desidia), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. Creator: Philip Galle
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Laziness Collection: Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock
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Laziness Collection: Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby in tree, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo-Kalimatan
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Laziness Collection: Greedy and Lazy, Moderate and Industrious (oil on canvas)
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Laziness Collection: O: Idle, 1890 (illustration)
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Laziness Collection: M N O P: Musician, Nest, Idle, Butterfly, 1890 (illustration)
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Laziness Collection: The Fool Who Postpones Everything Until Tomorrow, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
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Laziness Collection: The Lazy Service-Messenger Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
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Laziness Collection: The Lazy Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
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Laziness Collection: Allegorical representation of the earths city, human sin, pride, anger, lust, envy, laziness
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Laziness Collection: DDE-90026106
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Laziness Collection: DDE-90023600
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Laziness Collection: DDE-90023566
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Laziness Collection: DDE-90023120
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Laziness Collection: DDE-90019910
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Laziness Collection: Sloth, after the Seven Deadly Sins, ca. 1550-55. Creator: Leon Davent
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Laziness Collection: Nos braves employes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
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Laziness Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 127, Satirical in Colours, 1903_9_5
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Laziness Collection: Samson and Dalila (oil on canvas)
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Laziness Collection: La Paresse, 1924 (pochoir print)
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Laziness Collection: Illustration of the fable 'The man who runs after fortune and the man who waits for him in his
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Laziness Collection: Idle Moments, (oil on canvas)
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Laziness Collection: Love in Idleness (oil on canvas)
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Laziness Collection: Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness, 1919 (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paresseux; Sluggard; Faulenzer (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: Les paresseux (The idlers). Peinture de Jan Havicksz Steen (1626-1679)
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Laziness Collection: Laziness - Paresse - Peinture de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - c
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Laziness Collection: The Boys who never try to Know (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: An Incomplete Angler (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paresseux; Sloth; Faulthier (engraving)
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Laziness Collection: En l absence du proprietaire (In the Owners absence). Un jeune domestique


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Laziness: A timeless vice that transcends eras and species. From the strict Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family, which aimed to combat idleness, to the mischievous antics of A Man Loaded with Mischief in 18th-century England, it has always been frowned upon. Even ancient parables like The Parable of the Talents warned against wasting one's potential. But they are also be found in nature itself. Take the Weddell seal lazing around on Half Moon Island in the Shetland Islands or the administrative marmots depicted in Le Pele-Mele - creatures who seem perfectly content doing nothing at all. Humanity has its own share of lazy icons too. Puck Basking Asleep Before the Country Hearth captures a moment of pure relaxation, while Charlie Chaplin's comedic genius often played off his character's inherent indolence. Yet laziness is not without consequences. In Dante's Divine Comedy, Desidia (Sloth) is portrayed as one of the deadly sins leading souls astray in Hell. And even modern times witness its effects - just look at Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, where inertia hinders progress and growth. Nature doesn't escape this trait either; Sunflower sea stars covering rocks demonstrate how an excess of leisure can lead to overpopulation and imbalance within ecosystems. In essence, laziness may offer temporary respite from life's demands but beware its allure for it can hinder progress and squander opportunities both great and small.