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Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who
in his own selfish affairs is read more
I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who
in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will
fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if
you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do,
and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him
entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
I am nothing and to nothing tend,
On earth I nothing have and nothing claim,
Man's noblest read more
I am nothing and to nothing tend,
On earth I nothing have and nothing claim,
Man's noblest works must have one common end,
And nothing crown the tablet of his name.
The Moor has done his work, the Moor may go.
[Ger., Der Mohr hat seine Arbeit gethan, der Mohr read more
The Moor has done his work, the Moor may go.
[Ger., Der Mohr hat seine Arbeit gethan, der Mohr kann gehen.]
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.