NEGLIGENCE
Negligence is defined as the failure to give somebody or
something enough care or attention. Its result is dangerous. It may cause
weakness, injury, illness, breakage, deterioration,
loss, downfall, accident, damage, destruction, collapse and even death.
Some synonyms of negligence are: dereliction of duty,
carelessness, inattention, indifference, oversight, omission, failure,
disregard, default, shortcoming, etc.
The English writer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) said that a person who thinks that he can afford to
be negligent, is not far from being poor.
According to the English poet-playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in persons grafted in a serious
trust, negligence is a crime.
The American author and statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
believes that a little neglect may breed great misfortune; for want of a nail
the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse
the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of a
little care about a horse-shoe nail.
The simple antonyms of negligence are: care, caution,
carefulness, cautiousness, attentiveness, awareness, responsibility and
heedfulness.
Finally, here is an important quote: Most relationships do
not die from natural causes. They are killed by selfishness, neglect, lack of
consideration, lies and secrets.
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G.R.Kanwal
17 September 2024
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