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    The uselessness of men above sixty years of age and the
    incalculable benefit it would be in commercial, in political, and
    in professional life, if as a matter of course, men stopped work
    at this age.

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A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Work Quotes,
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To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
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To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

by Anson G. Chester Found in: Work Quotes,
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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

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I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who
in his own selfish affairs is read more

I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who
in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will
fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if
you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do,
and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him
entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Work Quotes,
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Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.

Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.

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Thine to work as well as pray,
Clearing thorny wrongs away;
Plucking up the weeds of sin,
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Thine to work as well as pray,
Clearing thorny wrongs away;
Plucking up the weeds of sin,
Letting heaven's warm sunshine in.

by John Greenleaf Whittier Found in: Work Quotes,
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With hand on the spade and heart in the sky
Dress the ground and till it;
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With hand on the spade and heart in the sky
Dress the ground and till it;
Turn in the little seed, brown and dry,
Turn out the golden millet.
Work, and your house shall be duly fed:
Work, and rest shall be won;
I hold that a man had better be dead
Than alive when his work is done.

by Alice Cary Found in: Work Quotes,
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All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

by Paul Laurence Dunbar Found in: Work Quotes,
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Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.

Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Work Quotes,
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