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.

Let us take to our hearts a lesson--
No lesson could braver be--
From the ways of read more

Let us take to our hearts a lesson--
No lesson could braver be--
From the ways of the tapestry weavers
On the other side of the sea.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

A woman's work, grave sirs, is never done.

A woman's work, grave sirs, is never done.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

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

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

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil
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Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil
days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I
have no pleasure in them;
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because
they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened.

The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.

The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.