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No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him: there is always work,
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No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him: there is always work,
And tools to work withal, for those who will;
And blessed are the horny hand of toil!
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Tools were made and born with hands,
Every farmer understands.
Tools were made and born with hands,
Every farmer understands.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
destroy can be the thoughtless read more
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
