A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
A lazy messenger is not short of excuses.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
Luck will carry a man across the brook if he is not too lazy to leap.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, good luck, man
Saints sleep three hours, merchants sleep five, ordinary people seven and the lazy sleep nine.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sleep, saints, people
If you want a beautiful woman, hurry to Syracuse: if you want her ugly, run to Terranova, go to Rosolini if you want her lazy and to Spaccaforno if you're looking for one to try.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment, woman