Quote#Wisdom
Sloth views the tow'rs of fame with envious eyes
Quote byWilliam Shenstone · 1714–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Works, Vol. I: Verse (1764), "The Judgment of Hercules", p. 259..
English (original)
Sloth views the tow'rs of fame with envious eyes; Desirous still, still impotent to rise.
— William Shenstone
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