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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Sloth

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the key often used is always bright.
—Benjamin Franklin

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
—Old Testament