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    When Darby saw the setting sun
    He swung his scythe, and home he run,
    Sat down, drank off his quart and said,
    "My work is done, I'll go to bed."
    "My work is done!" retorted Joan,
    "My work is done! Your constant tone,
    But hapless woman ne'er can say
    'My work is done' till judgment day."

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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.]

by St. John Honeywood Found in: Work Quotes,
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Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession
until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a read more

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession
until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double
allowance.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Work Quotes,
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Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Work Quotes,
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Light is the task when many share the toil.

Light is the task when many share the toil.

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He that well his warke beginneth
The rather a good ende he winneth.

He that well his warke beginneth
The rather a good ende he winneth.

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In every rank, or great or small,
'Tis industry supports us all.

In every rank, or great or small,
'Tis industry supports us all.

by John Gay Found in: Work Quotes,
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Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.

Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Work Quotes,
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Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.

Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.

by Al Capp Found in: Work Quotes,
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To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an
opportunity to do it, is the read more

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an
opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.

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