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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you
employed.
[Lat., Facito aliquid operis, read more
Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you
employed.
[Lat., Facito aliquid operis, ut semper te diabolus inveniat
occupatum.]
But when dread Sloth, the Mother of Doom, steals in,
And reigns where Labour's glory was to serve,
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But when dread Sloth, the Mother of Doom, steals in,
And reigns where Labour's glory was to serve,
Then is the day of crumbling not far off.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.
If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Each natural agent works but to this end,--
To render that it works on like itself.
Each natural agent works but to this end,--
To render that it works on like itself.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for
hours. I love to keep read more
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for
hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it
nearly breaks my heart.