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The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
Why, universal plodding poisons up
The nimble spirits in the arteries,
As motion and long-during action tires
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Why, universal plodding poisons up
The nimble spirits in the arteries,
As motion and long-during action tires
The sinewy vigor of the traveller.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
You're blessed if you have the strength to work.
You're blessed if you have the strength to work.
Earned with the sweat of my brows.
Earned with the sweat of my brows.
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
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."
