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Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting
solidity or exactness of beauty.
Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting
solidity or exactness of beauty.
Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.
Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.
Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do
Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y read more
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not read more
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
By the way,
The works of women are symbolical.
We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull out read more
By the way,
The works of women are symbolical.
We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull out sight,
Producing what? A pair of slippers, sir,
To put on when you're weary--or a stool
To tumble over and vex you . . . curse that stool!
Or else at best, a cushion where you lean
And sleep, and dream of something we are not,
But would be for your sake. Alas, alas!
This hurts most, this . . . that, after all, we are paid
The worth of our work, perhaps.
A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.
Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.
