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"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."
"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.
Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.
When Darby saw the setting sun
He swung his scythe, and home he run,
Sat down, drank read more
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."
The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't read more
The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned;
Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted,
The chances have just begun
For the best jobs haven't been started,
The best work hasn't been done.
I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.
I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.
In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give read more
In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give for every day
Some good account at last.
- Isaac Watts,