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Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work
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 workingmen are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the more numerous
Labor humanizes, exalts
Fullness is always quiet; agitation will answer for empty vessels only
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time
It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction
If you're not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job
If you have built castles in the air your work does not need to be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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