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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
[Fr., Le fruit du travail est le plus doux read more
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
[Fr., Le fruit du travail est le plus doux des plaisirs.]
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
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,
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, read more
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be read more
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
For men must work and women must weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to sleep,
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For men must work and women must weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to sleep,
And good-bye to the bar and its moaning.
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]